The 2

arrondissements 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 the Guadeloupe department are: #

Arrondissement of Basse-Terre The arrondissement of Basse-Terre is an arrondissement of France in the Guadeloupe department in the Guadeloupe region. It has 18 communes. Its population is 189,210 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of ...

, ( prefecture of the Guadeloupe department:

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 ...

) with 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 ...

. The population of the arrondissement was 189,210 in 2016. #

Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre The arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre is an arrondissement of France in the Guadeloupe department in the Guadeloupe region. It has 14 communes. Its population is 204,900 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement ...

, (

subprefecture A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province. Albania There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefectures. ...

: Pointe-à-Pitre) with 14 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 204,900 in 2016.

History

The arrondissements of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre were 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. This arrondissement was disbanded when Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy became separate

overseas collectivities The French overseas collectivities (''collectivité d'outre-mer'' or ''COM'') are first-order administrative divisions of France, like the French regions, but have a semi-autonomous status. The COMs include some former French overseas colonies ...

in February 2007.LOI organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer (1)
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History

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