Basse-Terre
Basse-Terre (/bæsˈtɛər/, bæss-TAIR; French: [bɑstɛʁ]; Guadeloupean Creole: Bastè, [bastɛ]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is also the prefecture (capital city) of Guadeloupe. The city of Basse-Terre is located on Basse-Terre Island, the western half of Guadeloupe.
Basse-Terre | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
Top: View from Fort Louis Delgrès in Basse-Terre; Middle: Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadaleoupe, Monument to the dead of Basse-Terre; Bottom: Fort Delgrès, Basse-Terre Town Hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe | |
Location of Basse-Terre | |
| Coordinates: 15°59′45″N 61°43′45″W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
| Arrondissement | Basse-Terre |
| Canton | Basse-Terre |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Sud Caraïbe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Atallah |
| Area 1 | 5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 9,779 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97105 /97100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Although it is the administrative capital, Basse-Terre is only the second largest city in Guadeloupe behind Pointe-à-Pitre. Together with its urban area it had 44,864 inhabitants in 2012 (11,534 of whom lived in the city of Basse-Terre proper).
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