The Canton of Vieux-Habitants (
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for ''Old Inhabitants'') is a
canton
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in the
Arrondissement of Basse-Terre
The arrondissement of Basse-Terre is an arrondissement of France in the Guadeloupe department in the Guadeloupe region. It has 18 communes. Its population is 185,012 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Ba ...
on the island of
Guadeloupe
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-Galant ...
.
Municipalities
Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the
communes
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of the canton are:
Décret n° 2014-235 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Guadeloupe
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*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 pref ...
*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 ' ...
(partly)
*Vieux-Habitants
Vieux-Habitants (, French for ''Old Inhabitants''; ) is a commune on Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. It is located on the southwest coast of the island of Basse-Terre.
History
This is the oldest parish, founded in 163 ...
See also
*Cantons of Guadeloupe
The following is a list of the 21 cantons of the Guadeloupe department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March of 2015:
* Les Abymes-1
* Les Abymes-2
* Les Abymes-3
* Baie-Mahault-1
* Baie-Ma ...
*Communes of Guadeloupe
The following is a list of the 32 communes of the Guadeloupe overseas department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe
The 2 arrondissements of the Guadeloupe department are:
# Arrondissement of Basse-Terre, (prefecture of the Guadeloupe department: Basse-Terre) with 18 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 185,012 in 2021.
# Arrondissement of Po ...
References
Cantons of Guadeloupe
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