Pointe-à-Pitre
Pointe-à-Pitre is the second most populous commune of Guadeloupe. Guadeloupe is an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a sous-préfecture, being the seat of the arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include French Antilles and Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport.
French Antilles
The French Antilles, historically known as the French West Indies, refers to all French departments and overseas collectivities in the Antilles.
Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Zivax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Guadeloupe Maryse Condé Airport, otherwise known as Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport or (French: Aérodrome de Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet is an international airport serving Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe, France.
Hôtel de ville de Pointe-à-Pitre
Town hall
Photo: KoS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hôtel de ville de Pointe-à-Pitre is a town hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Abymes and Gosier.
Les Abymes
Town
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Abymes is the most populous commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the west side of the island of Grande-Terre, and is part of the largest metropolitan area of Guadeloupe, which also covers Pointe-à-Pitre.
Gosier
Town
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Gosier is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the south side of the island of Grande-Terre and part of the urban unit of Pointe-à-Pitre-Les Abymes, the largest conurbation in Guadeloupe.
Pointe-à-Pitre
- Type: Borough with 16,000 residents
- Also known as: “Pointe-a-Pitre”
- Category: locality
- Location: Arrondissement de Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
16.2409° or 16° 14′ 27″ northLongitude
-61.5333° or 61° 32′ westPopulation
16,000Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
778W6FR8+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 9708195539OpenStreetMap feature
place=boroughGeoNames ID
6690399
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Pointe-à-Pitre” goes by many names.
- French: “Pointe-à-Pitre”
- German: “Pointe-à-Pitre”
- Guadeloupean Creole French: “Lapwent”
- Portuguese: “Pointe-à-Pitre”
- Spanish: “Pointe-à-Pitre”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Externat Saint-Joseph-de-Cluny and École maternelle Bébian.
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