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Arrondissements of the Guadeloupe department

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Map of the arrondissements of Guadeloupe.

The 2 arrondissements of the Guadeloupe department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Basse-Terre, (prefecture of the Guadeloupe department: Basse-Terre) with 18 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 185,012 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre, (subprefecture: Pointe-à-Pitre) with 14 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 199,303 in 2021.

History

The arrondissements of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre were established in 1947. The arrondissement of Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthélemy, containing the communes of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, was created in 1963 from part of the arrondissement of Basse-Terre. This arrondissement was disbanded when Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy became separate overseas collectivities in February 2007.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2021: 971 Guadeloupe" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. 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
  3. Décret n°63-89 du 1 février 1963 portant création de l'arrondissement de Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthélemy dans le département de la Guadeloupe
  4. LOI organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer (1)
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