The arrondissement of Basse-Terre is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements ...

of France in the Guadeloupe department in the Guadeloupe

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...

. It has 18

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

. Its population is 189,210 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Basse-Terre, and their

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s, are: #

Baie-Mahault Baie-Mahault is a commune in the overseas department and region of Guadeloupe, France. It is the second most populated commune of Guadeloupe, after Les Abymes. The extensive industrial zone of Jarry in Baie-Mahault is by far the most industria ...

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Baillif Baillif is a Communes of France, commune of Guadeloupe, an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in the Lesser Antilles. Baillif is a suburb of Basse-Terre, the Prefectures in France, prefecture and second-largest ...

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Basse-Terre Basse-Terre (, ; ; gcf, label=Guadeloupean Creole, Bastè, ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is also the ''prefecture'' (capital city) of Guadeloupe. The city of Basse-Terre is located o ...

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Bouillante Bouillante () is a ''commune'' in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. History Bouillante was founded about 1635 with the arrival of some of Guadeloupe's first colonists. It was originally named ''Isl ...

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Capesterre-Belle-Eau Capesterre-Belle-Eau is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located in the south-east of Basse-Terre Island. Capesterre-Belle-Eau covers an area of 103.3 km2 (39.884 sq mi). Th ...

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Deshaies Deshaies (French: ) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is on the northwest coast of Basse-Terre Island. The inhabitants are called ''Deshaisiens''. History Deshaies, and its li ...

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Gourbeyre Gourbeyre is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is a suburb of the city of Basse-Terre. The commune of Gourbeyre was in the past a pivotal point in the defense of Guadeloupe's Bas ...

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Goyave Goyave (, unlike ''goyave'' ; gcf, label= Guadeloupean Creole, Gwayav, italic=no) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles. It is part of the urban area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest metropol ...

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Lamentin Lamentin ( Guadeloupean Creole: ) is a commune in the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe. It is part of the agglomeration of Pointe-à-Pitre, in the north part of Basse-Terre. Three islets are included in the commune: Christop ...

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Petit-Bourg Petit-Bourg ( gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Tibou, ) is the seventh-largest commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It is located on the east side of the island of Basse-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-P ...

(97118) # Pointe-Noire (97121) # Saint-Claude (97124) # Sainte-Rose (97129) #

Terre-de-Bas Terre-de-Bas (; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Tèdéba) is a commune in the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. Terre-de-Bas is made up of Terre-de-Bas Island and several uninhabited islands and islets ...

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Terre-de-Haut Terre-de-Haut (; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Tèdého) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, including Terre-de-Haut Island and a few other small uninhabited islands of the archipelago (''les Roches Percées''; ''Îlet ...

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Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of ...

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Vieux-Fort Vieux Fort is one of 10 districts of the Caribbean island country of Saint Lucia. Vieux Fort is also the name of the main town in the district. It is the home of the second-largest town in Saint Lucia and is the home of Saint Lucia's internatio ...

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Vieux-Habitants Vieux-Habitants ( French for ''Old Inhabitants'') is a commune on Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. It is located on the southwest coast of the island of Basse-Terre. History This is the oldest parish, founded in 1636, ...

(97134)

History

The arrondissement of Basse-Terre was established in 1947. The

arrondissement of Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthélemy The arrondissement of Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthélemy is a former ''arrondissement'' of France, formerly located in the Guadeloupe ''département'', in the Guadeloupe '' région''. It had 3 cantons and 2 communes. It ceased to exist on 22 Februa ...

, containing the communes of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, was created in 1963 from part of the arrondissement of Basse-Terre.Décret n°63-89 du 1 février 1963 portant création de l'arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthélemy dans le département de la Guadeloupe
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Basse-Terre were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 971 Guadeloupe
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# Basse-Terre-1 # Basse-Terre-2 #

# Capesterre-Belle-Eau-1 # Capesterre-Belle-Eau-2 #

# Pointe-Noire # Saint-Claude # Sainte-Rose-1 # Sainte-Rose-2 # Les Saintes #

References

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Les Saintes representation into Guadeloupe administration