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Arrondissement in Guadeloupe, France
Pointe-à-Pitre
Arrondissement
Location within the region GuadeloupeLocation within the region Guadeloupe
CountryFrance
Overseas region
and department		Guadeloupe
No. of communes14
SubprefecturePointe-à-Pitre
Area774.1 km (298.9 sq mi)
Population200,047
 • Density258/km (670/sq mi)
INSEE code9712

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 199,303 (2021), and its area is 774.1 km (298.9 sq mi).

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre, and their INSEE codes, are:

  1. Les Abymes (97101)
  2. Anse-Bertrand (97102)
  3. Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante (97108)
  4. La Désirade (97110)
  5. Le Gosier (97113)
  6. Grand-Bourg (97112)
  7. Morne-à-l'Eau (97116)
  8. Le Moule (97117)
  9. Petit-Canal (97119)
  10. Pointe-à-Pitre (97120)
  11. Port-Louis (97122)
  12. Sainte-Anne (97128)
  13. Saint-François (97125)
  14. Saint-Louis (97126)

History

The arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre was established in 1947.

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France 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:

  1. Les Abymes-1
  2. Les Abymes-2
  3. Les Abymes-3
  4. Les Abymes-4
  5. Les Abymes-5
  6. Anse-Bertrand
  7. Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante
  8. La Désirade
  9. Le Gosier-1
  10. Le Gosier-2
  11. Grand-Bourg
  12. Morne-à-l'Eau-1
  13. Morne-à-l'Eau-2
  14. Le Moule-1
  15. Le Moule-2
  16. Petit-Canal
  17. Pointe-à-Pitre-1
  18. Pointe-à-Pitre-2
  19. Pointe-à-Pitre-3
  20. Sainte-Anne-1
  21. Sainte-Anne-2
  22. Saint-François
  23. Saint-Louis

References

  1. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  2. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. "Arrondissement de Pointe-à-Pitre (9712)". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. 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
  5. Populations légales 2012: 971 Guadeloupe, INSEE
Arrondissements of Guadeloupe


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