Terre-de-Bas

Terre-de-Bas

A view of Terre-de-Bas from Chameau Hill on Terre-de-Haut

Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Coordinates: 15°51′00″N 61°39′00″W / 15.85000°N 61.65000°W / 15.85000; -61.65000Coordinates: 15°51′00″N 61°39′00″W / 15.85000°N 61.65000°W / 15.85000; -61.65000
Country France
Overseas region and department Guadeloupe
Arrondissement Basse-Terre
Canton Les Saintes
Government
  Mayor Fred Beaujour
Area1 9.45 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Population (2007)2 1,043
  Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 97130 / 97136
Elevation 0–293 m (0–961 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Terre-de-Bas is a commune in the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. Terre-de-Bas is made up of Terre-de-Bas Island and several uninhabited islands and islets in the group of Les Saintes islands, to the southwest of Guadeloupe's mainland.

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