Basse-Terre

French commune and capital city of Guadeloupe
Organization commune_of_france Q167024
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Basse-Terre was established in 1643[1]. It serves as a key administrative and historical center in its region. The founding date marks its origins as one of the earliest European settlements in the area[1].

Basse-Terre

Summary

Basse-Terre is a commune of France[1]. Basse-Terre ranks in the top 0.45% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month, #141 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Basse-Terre is located in Guadeloupe[3].
  • Basse-Terre is located in arrondissement of Basse-Terre[4].
  • Basse-Terre is located in Communauté d'agglomération Grand Sud Caraïbe[5].
  • Basse-Terre is in the country of France[6].
  • Basse-Terre is on the body of water Galion[7].
  • Basse-Terre's head of government is recorded as Marie-Luce Penchard[8].
  • Basse-Terre's image is recorded as Monts Caraïbes depuis le Fort Louis Delgrès à Basse-Terre.jpg[9].
  • Basse-Terre's instance of is recorded as commune of France[10].
  • Basse-Terre's shares border with is recorded as Baillif[11].
  • Basse-Terre's shares border with is recorded as Gourbeyre[12].
  • Basse-Terre's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Claude[13].
  • Basse-Terre's coat of arms image is recorded as COA fr Basse-Terre.svg[14].
  • Basse-Terre's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pondicherry[15].
  • Basse-Terre's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146286483[16].
  • Basse-Terre's GND ID is recorded as 4357513-4[17].
  • Basse-Terre's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85049967[18].
  • Basse-Terre's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 118735216[19].
  • Basse-Terre's IdRef ID is recorded as 027296083[20].
  • Basse-Terre's postal code is recorded as 97100[21].
  • Basse-Terre's Commons category is recorded as Basse-Terre[22].
  • Basse-Terre's Insee municipality code is recorded as 97105[23].
  • Basse-Terre's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 278979[24].
  • Basse-Terre's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00[25].
  • Basse-Terre's archives at is recorded as archives municipales de Basse-Terre[26].
  • +1643-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Basse-Terre[27].

Body

Founding

+1643-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Basse-Terre[27].

Identity

Basse-Terre's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Basse-Terre'}[28].

Why It Matters

Basse-Terre ranks in the top 0.45% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month, #141 of 31,031).[2] Basse-Terre has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Basse-Terre is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [15] . acgai.fr. acgai.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . INSEE code. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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