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Deshaies | |
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 The view from a boat ride departing from Deshaies | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe | |
Location of Deshaies  | |
| Coordinates: 16°18′N 61°48′W / 16.3°N 61.8°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
| Arrondissement | Basse-Terre |
| Canton | Sainte-Rose-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Nord Basse-Terre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jeanny Marc[1] |
| Area 1 | 31.10 km2 (12.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,922 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97111 /97126 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Deshaies (French pronunciation: [deɛ]; Guadeloupean Creole: Déhé) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is on the northwest coast of Basse-Terre Island.
The inhabitants are called Deshaisiens.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.