Lamentin, Basse-Terre Arrondissement, Guadeloupe

History | Tourist Industry

🇬🇵 Lamentin is a commune in the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe. It is part of the agglomeration of Pointe-à-Pitre, in the north part of Basse-Terre. Three islets are included in the commune: Christopher, Fajou, Caret.

History Founded in 1720 in the commune's name comes from a French word for manatee (lamantin), a sea creature which used to inhabit the Lesser Antilles. In the 18th century, the commune underwent a boom, down to coffee, caco, cotton and sugar cane. In 1920, a cyclone destroyed the mayor's office and presbytery, which have since been rebuilt by Ali Tur.

Tourist Industry Lamentin is home to La Ravine Chaude (The hot ravine), a thermal bathing centre.

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Lamentin has a population of over 16,354 people. Lamentin also forms part of the wider Basse-Terre Arrondissement which has a population of over 44,864 people. It is also a part of the larger Guadeloupe Region. Lamentin is situated near Pointe-à-Pitre.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Lamentin has links with:

🇲🇺 Port Louis, Mauritius 🇨🇮 Treichville, Côte d'Ivoire
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Antipodal to Lamentin is: 118.37,-16.27

Locations Near: Lamentin -61.63,16.27

🇬🇵 Pointe-à-Pitre -61.533,16.241 d: 10.8  

🇬🇵 Point-à-Pitre -61.533,16.241 d: 10.8  

🇬🇵 Les Abymes -61.52,16.27 d: 11.7  

🇬🇵 Basse-Terre -61.728,15.993 d: 32.5  

🇦🇬 St. John's -61.844,17.119 d: 97.1  

🇩🇲 Roseau -61.39,15.303 d: 110.6  

🇰🇳 Basseterre -62.736,17.296 d: 164  

🇲🇶 La Trinité -60.97,14.73 d: 185.3  

🇲🇶 Fort-de-France -61.067,14.604 d: 194.8  

🇲🇶 Le Marin -60.871,14.47 d: 216.1  

Antipodal to: Lamentin 118.37,-16.27

🇮🇩 Sumbawa 118.083,-8.783 d: 19182  

🇮🇩 Taliwang 116.867,-8.733 d: 19161.3  

🇮🇩 Bima 118.717,-8.45 d: 19144.7  

🇮🇩 Sumbawa Besar 117.417,-8.5 d: 19144.9  

🇮🇩 Selong 116.533,-8.65 d: 19144.7  

🇮🇩 Mataram 116.117,-8.583 d: 19126.1  

🇮🇩 Kupang 123.6,-10.167 d: 19131.5  

🇮🇩 Tanjung 116.15,-8.35 d: 19102.1  

🇮🇩 Denpasar 115.217,-8.65 d: 19101.3  

🇮🇩 Sukawati 115.294,-8.608 d: 19100.1  

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