Les Abymes, Pointe-à-Pitre Arrondissement, Guadeloupe

Geography | Localities and hamlets | History | Administration

🇬🇵 🇬🇱 Les Abymes is the most populated commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the west side of the island of Grande-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest urban area in Guadeloupe.

Geography Les Abymes is located some 3 km north-east of Pointe-à-Pitre, 7 km east of Baie-Mahault, and 10 km south-west of Morne-à-l'Eau. Access to the commune is by Route nationale N1 from Baie-Mahault in the west which passes along the southern border of the commune and continues south as the N4. The N5 branches off the N1 and goes north-east through the centre of the commune and continues north-east to Morne-a-L'eau. The N11 branches off the N5 on the south-east of the town and continues north-west then west rejoining the N1. The D106 road also goes north from the commune to Vieux Bourg. The Route du Palais Royal passes north-east through the commune to join the N5. The Route de Chazeau branches from the Route du Palais Royal and goes north-east to Doubs.

Access to the Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport is from the N11.

Les Abymes is integrated into the urban area of Pointe-à-Pitre and, like the rest of the island, has a tropical climate.

Localities and hamlets • Bauzon • Baimbridge • Bazin • Beau-Soleil • Besson • Boisripeau • Boisvin • Boisvinière • Boricaud • Bouliqui • Caduc • Caraque • Céligny • Chauvel • Chazeau • Coma • David • Deravinières • Doubs • Dugazon • Gaoza • Grand-Camp • Léonie • Masselas • Morne-Fleuri • Nérée • Papin • Petit-Pérou • Pointe-d'Or • Quatre Chemins • Le Raizet.

History The islands have been occupied since Pre-Columbian era. Some remains have been found in the Dothémare area but the most remarkable were those found in Belle Plaine where surveys conducted by the Direction régionale des affaires culturelles (DRAC) in 2006 revealed the existence of a sizeable town dated from 1000 and 1200 AD (Troumassoid culture).

The first village, located a few km from the current urban centre, was founded in 1691. It consisted of a few houses and experienced some development through the cultivation of sugar cane, cocoa, and coffee. A Parish Church was built in Les Abymes in 1726.

Administration Les Abymes belongs to the community of communes called Cap Excellence which brings it together with Pointe-à-Pitre and Baie-Mahault. The commune is divided into three cantons.

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Les Abymes has a population of over 53,082 people. Les Abymes also forms one of the centres of the wider Pointe-à-Pitre Arrondissement which has a population of over 307,237 people. It is also a part of the larger Guadeloupe Region.

To set up a UBI Lab for Les Abymes see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Les Abymes has links with:

🇨🇦 Boucherville, Canada 🇫🇷 Créteil, France
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Antipodal to Les Abymes is: 118.48,-16.27

Locations Near: Les Abymes -61.52,16.27

🇬🇵 Pointe-à-Pitre -61.533,16.241 d: 3.5  

🇬🇵 Point-à-Pitre -61.533,16.241 d: 3.5  

🇬🇵 Basse-Terre -61.728,15.993 d: 38  

🇦🇬 St. John's -61.844,17.119 d: 100.5  

🇩🇲 Roseau -61.39,15.303 d: 108.4  

🇰🇳 Basseterre -62.736,17.296 d: 172.6  

🇲🇶 La Trinité -60.97,14.73 d: 181.1  

🇲🇶 Fort-de-France -61.067,14.604 d: 191.5  

🇲🇶 Le Marin -60.871,14.47 d: 211.9  

🇱🇨 Castries -60.978,14.026 d: 256.2  

Antipodal to: Les Abymes 118.48,-16.27

🇮🇩 Sumbawa 118.083,-8.783 d: 19181.5  

🇮🇩 Taliwang 116.867,-8.733 d: 19159  

🇮🇩 Bima 118.717,-8.45 d: 19145.2  

🇮🇩 Sumbawa Besar 117.417,-8.5 d: 19143.4  

🇮🇩 Selong 116.533,-8.65 d: 19141.9  

🇮🇩 Kupang 123.6,-10.167 d: 19139.1  

🇮🇩 Mataram 116.117,-8.583 d: 19122.7  

🇮🇩 Tanjung 116.15,-8.35 d: 19098.8  

🇮🇩 Denpasar 115.217,-8.65 d: 19096.8  

🇮🇩 Sukawati 115.294,-8.608 d: 19095.7  

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