Terre-de-Haut

Terre-de-Haut
The church of Terre-de-Haut
The church of Terre-de-Haut
Coat of arms of Terre-de-Haut
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Terre-de-Haut
Map
Coordinates: 15°52′00″N 61°35′00″W / 15.8667°N 61.5833°W / 15.8667; -61.5833
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementBasse-Terre
CantonTrois-Rivières
IntercommunalityCA Grand Sud Caraïbe
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Louly Bonbon[1]
Area
1
6.00 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,496
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97131 /97137
Elevation0–306 m (0–1,004 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Terre-de-Haut (French pronunciation: [tɛʁ ʔo]; Guadeloupean Creole: Tèdého) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, including Terre-de-Haut Island and a few other small uninhabited islands of the archipelago (les Roches Percées; Îlet à Cabrit; Grand-Îlet; la Redonde). It is the most populous island of the archipelago of Les Saintes. The Fort Napoléon is located in this commune.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.