Arrondissement of Basse-Terre

Arrondissement of Basse-Terre
Country France
Region Guadeloupe
Department Guadeloupe
Cantons 17
Communes 18
Préfecture Basse-Terre
Area¹
 • Total 854 km2 (329.7 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Total 175,691
 • Density 205.7/km2 (532.8/sq mi)
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² as well as the estuaries of rivers.

The arrondissement of Basse-Terre is an arrondissement of France, located in the Guadeloupe département, in the Guadeloupe région. It has 17 cantons and 18 communes.

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Composition

Cantons

The cantons of the arrondissement of Basse-Terre are:

  1. Baie-Mahault
  2. Basse-Terre 1st Canton
  3. Basse-Terre 2nd Canton
  4. Bouillante
  5. Capesterre-Belle-Eau 1st Canton
  6. Capesterre-Belle-Eau 2nd Canton
  7. Gourbeyre
  8. Goyave
  9. Lamentin
  10. Petit-Bourg
  11. Pointe-Noire
  12. Saint-Claude
  13. Sainte-Rose 1st Canton
  14. Sainte-Rose 2nd Canton
  15. Les Saintes
  16. Trois-Rivières
  17. Vieux-Habitants

Communes

The communes of the arrondissement of Basse-Terre, and their INSEE codes, are:

1. Baie-Mahault (97103) 2. Baillif (97104) 3. Basse-Terre (97105) 4. Bouillante (97106)
5. Capesterre-Belle-Eau (97107) 6. Deshaies (97111) 7. Gourbeyre (97109) 8. Goyave (97114)
9. Lamentin (97115) 10. Petit-Bourg (97118) 11. Pointe-Noire (97121) 12. Saint-Claude (97124)
13. Sainte-Rose (97129) 14. Terre-de-Bas (97130) 15. Terre-de-Haut (97131) 16. Trois-Rivières (97132)
17. Vieux-Fort (97133) 18. Vieux-Habitants (97134)

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