Terre-de-Haut | |
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Coordinates: 15°52′00″N 61°35′00″W / 15.8667°N 61.5833°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
Arrondissement | Basse-Terre |
Canton | Trois-Rivières |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Sud Caraïbe |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Louly Bonbon[1] |
Area 1 | 6.00 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,496 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 97131 /97137 |
Elevation | 0–306 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 də 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.