Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe

Pointe-Noire (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t nwaʁ]; Guadeloupean Creole: Pwentnwa) is a commune on Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. It is located on the northwest coast of the island of Basse-Terre.

Pointe-Noire
The church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Pointe-Noire
The church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Pointe-Noire
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Pointe-Noire
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Coordinates: 16°13′00″N 61°46′00″W / 16.2167°N 61.7667°W / 16.2167; -61.7667
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementBasse-Terre
CantonSainte-Rose-1
IntercommunalityCA Nord Basse-Terre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Camille Elisabeth[1]
Area
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59.70 km2 (23.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,888
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97121 /97116
Elevation0–775 m (0–2,543 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Education

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Public preschools include:[3]

  • Ecole maternelle Baille-Argent
  • Ecole maternelle Bellevue Rosalie

Public primary schools include:[3]

  • Ecole primaire Baille-Argent
  • Ecole primaire Timoleon Berbain
  • Ecole primaire Renaud David
  • Ecole primaire Bardochan Faustin
  • Ecole primaire Guyonneau
  • Ecole primaire Annerose Maurice

Public junior high schools include:[4]

  • Collège Courbaril

Public senior high schools include:[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.