Basse-Terre
French commune and capital city of Guadeloupe
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Basse-Terre was established in 1643. 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.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Guadeloupe[3], arrondissement of Basse-Terre[4], Communauté d'agglomération Grand Sud Caraïbe[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Galion[7]
- Head of government: Marie-Luce Penchard[8]
- Shares border with: Baillif[9], Gourbeyre[10], Saint-Claude[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Pondicherry[12]
- Postal code: 97100[13]
- Commons category: Basse-Terre[14]
- Located in time zone: UTC−04:00[15]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Basse-Terre[16]
- Inception: 1643[17]
- Official website: http://ville-basseterre.fr[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Basse-Terre[19]
- Commons gallery: Basse-Terre[20]
- Email address: mailto:contact@ville-basseterre.fr[21]
- Population: 11,150[22], 10,443[23], 10,058[24], 10,046[25], 9861[26], 9892[27], 9779[28], 9419[29], 9417[30]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Basse-Terre[31]
- Phone number: +33-5-90-80-56-56[32]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[33], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35]
- Capital of: Guadeloupe[36], canton of Basse-Terre[37], arrondissement of Basse-Terre[38], Communauté d'agglomération Grand Sud Caraïbe[39]
- Official name: Basse-Terre[40]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Basse-Terre[41]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Basse-Terre[42]
- Female population: 5557[43]
- Male population: 4501[44]
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Physical Characteristics
Basse-Terre covers an area of 5.78 km²[45].
Why It Matters
Basse-Terre has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Basse-Terre is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]