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Communes Of The Guadeloupe Department
The following is a list of the 32 Communes of France, communes of the Guadeloupe overseas department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. *Communauté d'agglomération CAP Excellence *Communauté d'agglomération Grand Sud Caraïbe *Communauté d'agglomération du Nord Basse-Terre *Communauté d'agglomération du Nord Grande-Terre *Communauté d'agglomération La Riviéra du Levant *Communauté de communes de Marie-Galante Former communes detached from Guadeloupe on 22 February 2007: References {{Guadeloupe communes Communes of Guadeloupe, Lists of communes of France, Guadeloupe Administrative divisions in North America, Guadeloupe 3 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guadeloupe Gemeindeverbände 2018
Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and two Îles des Saintes—as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings. It is south of Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat and north of Dominica. The capital city is Basse-Terre, on the southern west coast of Basse-Terre Island; the most populous city is Les Abymes and the main centre of business is neighbouring Pointe-à-Pitre, both on Grande-Terre Island. It had a population of 395,726 in 2024. Like the other overseas departments, it is an integral part of France. As a constituent territory of the European Union and the eurozone, the euro is its official currency and any European Union citizen is free to settle and work there indefinitely, but is not part of the Schengen Area. It included Saint Barthélemy and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baillif
Baillif (; ) is a communes of the Guadeloupe department, commune of Guadeloupe, an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles. Baillif is a suburb of Basse-Terre, the prefectures in France, prefecture and the second-largest urban area of Guadeloupe located on Guadeloupe#Geography, Basse-Terre Island (the western half of Guadeloupe). History In 1637, Governor De L'Olive conceded a parcel of land to the Dominican friars, from the Fathers' river to that of Baillif, and today these mark out the boundary of the town. Under the leadership of Father Labat, several fortresses were built in Baillif to protect the region from English invasion. The Dominicans came to preach the good news of Jesus. Following the defeat of Napoleon in the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the governor of Guadeloupe, the Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois, Comte de Linois refused to surrender his position to the Bourbon Restoration in France, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Noël
René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine form). In some non-Francophone countries, however, there exists the habit of giving the name René (sometimes spelled without an accent) to girls as well as boys. In addition, both forms are used as surnames (family names). René as a first name given to boys in the United States reached its peaks in popularity in 1969 and 1983 when it ranked 256th. Since 1983 its popularity has steadily declined and it ranked 881st in 2016. René as a first name given to girls in the United States reached its peak in popularity in 1962 when it ranked 306th. The last year for which René was ranked in the top 1000 names given to girls in the United States was 1988. Persons with the given name * René, Duke of Anjou (1409–1480), titular king of Naples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Désirade (commune)
La Désirade (; or ) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. The commune of La Désirade is made up of the island of La Désirade and the uninhabited Petite Terre Islands located about south of it. The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Beauséjour on the island of La Désirade. Education Public preschools and primary schools include:LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT " . Retrieved on 10 March 2018. * Ecole primaire Beauséjour * Ecole maternelle Baie-Mahault * Ecole maternelle Louis Adrien Thionville Public junior high schools include: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanny Marc
Jeanny Marc-Mathiasin (born 2 December 1950 in Deshaies, Guadeloupe) was a member of the National Assembly of France. She represented Guadeloupe's 3rd constituency on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe from 2007 to 2012, and was a member of United Guadeloupe, Solidary and Responsible United Guadeloupe, Solidary and Responsible (; abbreviated GUSR), formerly known as United Guadeloupe, Socialism and Facts (), is a political party in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. The party was founded by Dominique Larifla, a ... and sat as part of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche group. References page on the French National Assembly website 1950 births Living people People from Deshaies Guadeloupean politicians United Guadeloupe, Solidary and Responsible politicians Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Guadeloupean socialists Black French politicians {{Guadeloupe-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deshaies
Deshaies (; ) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is on the northwest coast of Basse-Terre Island. The inhabitants are called ''Deshaisiens''. History Deshaies, and its littoral zone of the Large Cape, preserve the vestiges of the primitive vegetation of Guadeloupe at the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival on November 4, 1493. The deepest bay of all the Caribbean coast and best naturally protected, it was used as shelter to the adventurers of pirates and other corsairs, and there is said to be treasure on the island. In 1635, colonists landed at Allègre point, at the north end of the island. This part of the coast is very damp; Deshaies is an integral part of a wooded territory extending from Pointe Noire to Baie-Mahault. On the site of the current borough was the plantation of Potherie, one of the greatest fortunes of the island in 1686. Ten years later, in 1696, the sugar plantations fell victim to the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlène Bourgeois-Miraculeux
The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (NOS), the contest was held at the on 21 March 1970, and was hosted by Dutch television presenter Willy Dobbe. Twelve countries participated in the contest this year. This was the lowest number of participants since the edition. The reason was that , , , , and all boycotted the 1970 edition, officially because they felt that the contest marginalised smaller countries and was no longer good television entertainment, though it is rumoured that this was also in protest of the four-way tie result that had occurred in 1969.O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 The winner of the competition was with the song "All Kinds of Everything", performed by Dana, and written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith. This was Ireland's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joël Beaugendre
Joël Beaugendre (; 19 January 1950 – 11 May 2024) was a French politician who served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2002 until 2007 for the Union for a Popular Movement. Born in Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe on 19 January 1950, he died on 11 May 2024, at the age of 74. Biography Beaugendre was the mayor of Capesterre-Belle-Eau from 1995 to 2020, which overlapped with his time in several other offices, the first two as Guadeloupe's regional councillor from 1992 to 1998 and then departmental councillor for Capesterre-Belle-Eau 2nd Canton from March 1998 until his resignation in January 2002. On 16 June 2002, Beaugendre was elected as a deputy to the Twelfth Legislature of the French Republic (2002-2007) in Guadeloupe's third electoral district. He was part of the Union for a Popular Movement (''Union pour un mouvement populaire''; UMP). At the next election, however, held on 17 June 2007, he was beaten in the second round of voting by left-wing rival Jeanny Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capesterre-Belle-Eau
Capesterre-Belle-Eau (; ) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located in the south-east of Basse-Terre Island. Capesterre-Belle-Eau covers an area of 103.3 km2 (39.884 sq mi). The 1999 population was 19,568. The population density is 189 persons per km2. The inhabitants are called ''Capesterriens''. Etymology Its name comes from an expression of the navy of the 17th century: cab-be-ground, which indicates a ground exposed to the east wind. The abundance of the cascades, the rivers and the water levels led to the addition of the phrase Belle Eau, hence the name Capesterre-Belle-Eau. History Petroglyphs discovered in the rivers of Peru and Bananier show the presence of Native Americans. On 4 November 1493, Christopher Columbus's second voyage unloaded there. Columbus would have met Amerindians. To commemorate this event, a bust of the navigator was raised in 1916 at the entry of Sainte-Marie. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Claude Malo
Jean-Claude is a French masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: People called Jean-Claude * Jean-Claude Ades, an Italian electronic music producer * Jean-Claude Alibert (died 2020), a French racing driver * Jean-Claude Amiot (born 1939), a French composer, music professor and conductor * Jean-Claude Andruet (born 1940), a French professional rally driver * Jean-Claude Bajeux (1931–2011), a professor and director of the Ecumenical Center for Human Rights in Port-au-Prince, Haiti * Jean-Claude Baker (1943–2015), a French-born American restaurateur * Jean-Claude Barreau (1933–2025), a French essayist and writer * Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais (born 1967), a Swiss entrepreneur with strong connections to Angola * Jean-Claude Beaulieu (born 1944), a member of the National Assembly of France * Jean-Claude Bergeron (born 1968), a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender * Jean-Claude Bertrand (born 1954), a retired French badminton player * Jean-Claude Biver (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouillante
Bouillante (; ) is a '' commune'' in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. History Bouillante was founded about 1635 with the arrival of some of Guadeloupe's first colonists. It was originally named ''Islets à Goyaves'' ("Islet of Guavas") until the beginning of the 18th century, when the name was changed to ''Fontaines Bouillantes'' after the island's hot springs that were known for their therapeutic virtues. With the end of the Ancien Régime, the civil authorities and religious leaders renamed the city ''Bouillante''. Saint Louis, the religious character, is the patron saint of the commune. Bouillante knew its apogee during the 17th century. It occupied an important place on the island through the policy of the Kingdom of France. The king wanted to make Guadeloupe a colony of settlement based on the family small-scale farming and the introduction of volunteers. The latter, from France, were regarded as the first European inhabita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
