Marie-Galante
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Marie-Galante is an island of the Caribbean Sea located in the Guadeloupean archipelago. It is part of the French overseas région and département of Guadeloupe, and is thus a constitutional part of France. Marie-Galante is renowned for its "agricultural rum" which traditionally has a slightly higher alcohol content than rum produced on neighboring Guadeloupe. It is often overlooked by English-speaking tourists even though it is nearly the same size as the island of St. Kitts.
The island of Marie-Galante has a land area of 158 km² (61 sq. miles), and a population of 12,009 inhabitants as of the 2006 census (down from 16,341 inhabitants in 1961). The population density in 2006 was 76 inh. per km².
It is divided into three communes:
- Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante (46.19 km² ; 3,469 inhabitants in 2006)
- Grand-Bourg (55.54 km² ; 5,707 inhabitants in 2006)
- Saint-Louis (56.28 km² ; 2,833 inhabitants in 2006)
The three communes of Marie-Galante have formed an intercommunal entity in 1994: the Community of Communes of Marie-Galante (French: Communauté de communes de Marie-Galante). This is the oldest intercommunal structure in overseas France.
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