Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe
Pointe-Noire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Pointe-Noire | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe | |
Location of Pointe-Noire | |
| Coordinates: 16°13′00″N 61°46′00″W / 16.2167°N 61.7667°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
| Arrondissement | Basse-Terre |
| Canton | Sainte-Rose-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Nord Basse-Terre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Camille Elisabeth[1] |
Area 1 | 59.70 km2 (23.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,762 |
| • Density | 96.52/km2 (250.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97121 /97116 |
| Elevation | 0–775 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. | |
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.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 8,114 | — |
| 1974 | 7,324 | −1.45% |
| 1982 | 7,698 | +0.62% |
| 1990 | 7,537 | −0.26% |
| 1999 | 7,689 | +0.22% |
| 2007 | 7,115 | −0.97% |
| 2012 | 6,785 | −0.95% |
| 2017 | 6,107 | −2.08% |
| 2023 | 5,762 | −0.96% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Education
Public preschools include:[4]
- Ecole maternelle Baille-Argent
- Ecole maternelle Bellevue Rosalie
Public primary schools include:[4]
- 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:[5]
- Collège Courbaril
Public senior high schools include:[5]
- LPO de Pointe-Noire (including the SEP)
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- 1 2 "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
- 1 2 "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
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