The arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre is an

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

of France in the

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...

department in the

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

. It has 14 communes. Its population is 199,303 (2021), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre, and their

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s, are: #

Les Abymes Les Abymes (; ) is the most populous commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the west side of the island of Grande-Terre, and is part of the largest metropolitan area of Gua ...

(97101) # Anse-Bertrand (97102) # Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante (97108) # La Désirade (97110) # Le Gosier (97113) #

Grand-Bourg Grand-Bourg, also known as Grand-Bourg de Marie-Galante (, or ), is a commune on the island of Marie-Galante, in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles, Caribbean. It is located in the southwest of Ma ...

(97112) #

Morne-à-l'Eau Morne-à-l'Eau (; ) is a French commune, commune located in the department of Guadeloupe. Events In March or April each year since 1993, the town organises a crab festival which features crab races and many stalls selling crab-based dishes. In ...

(97116) #

Le Moule Le Moule (; ) is the sixth-largest Commune in France, commune in the overseas departments of France, French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It is located on the northeast side of the island of Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre. History B ...

(97117) # Petit-Canal (97119) #

Pointe-à-Pitre Pointe-à-Pitre (; , , or simply , ) is the second most populous commune of Guadeloupe (after Les Abymes). Guadeloupe is an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a ''Subprefectu ...

(97120) # Port-Louis (97122) # Sainte-Anne (97128) # Saint-François (97125) # Saint-Louis (97126)

History

The arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre was established in 1947.Décret n° 47-1018 du 7 juin 1947 relatif à l'organisation départementale et à l'institution préfectorale dans les départements de la Guadeloupe, de la Guyane française, de la Martinique et de la Réunion
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France () are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspect ...

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 Pointe-à-Pitre were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 971 Guadeloupe
INSEE # Les Abymes-1 # Les Abymes-2 # Les Abymes-3 # Les Abymes-4 # Les Abymes-5 # Anse-Bertrand # Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante # La Désirade # Le Gosier-1 # Le Gosier-2 #

# Morne-à-l'Eau-1 # Morne-à-l'Eau-2 # Le Moule-1 # Le Moule-2 # Petit-Canal # Pointe-à-Pitre-1 # Pointe-à-Pitre-2 # Pointe-à-Pitre-3 # Sainte-Anne-1 # Sainte-Anne-2 # Saint-François # Saint-Louis

References

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