Basse-Terre
Prefecture and commune in Guadeloupe, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other places with the same name, see Basse Terre (disambiguation).
Basse-Terre (/bæsˈtɛər/, bæss-TAIR; French: [bɑstɛʁ]; Guadeloupean Creole: Bastè, [bastɛ]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is also the prefecture (capital city) of Guadeloupe.[3] The city of Basse-Terre is located on Basse-Terre Island, the western half of Guadeloupe.
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Prefecture and commune | |
Top: View from Fort Louis Delgrès in Basse-Terre; Middle: Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadaleoupe, Monument to the dead of Basse-Terre; Bottom: Fort Delgrès, Basse-Terre Town Hall | |
Coordinates: 15°59′45″N 61°43′45″W | |
Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
Arrondissement | Basse-Terre |
Canton | Basse-Terre |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Sud Caraïbe |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | André Atallah[1] |
Area 1 | 5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 9,779 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 97105 /97100 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Although it is the administrative capital, Basse-Terre is only the second largest city in Guadeloupe behind Pointe-à-Pitre. Together with its urban area it had 44,864 inhabitants in 2012 (11,534 of whom lived in the city of Basse-Terre proper).