Basse-Terre
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Basse-Terre is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is also the prefecture of Guadeloupe. The city of Basse-Terre is located on Basse-Terre Island, the western half of Guadeloupe.
Image: Monts Caraïbes depuis le Fort Louis Delgrès à Basse Terre
Image: Cathédrale Notre Dame de Guadeloupe de Basse Terre
Image: Cénotaphe (monument aux morts)
Image: Le Fort Louis Delgrès (XVI Ie XVII Ie siècle)
Guadeloupe
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Guadeloupe is an overseas department of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and two Îles des Saintes—as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings. It is south of Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat and north of Dominica. The capital city is Basse-Terre, on the southern west coast of Basse-Terre Island; the most populous city is Les Abymes and the main centre of business is neighbouring Pointe-à-Pitre, both on Grande-Terre Island. It had a population of 395,726 in 2024.
Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe, after whom the island gets its name
Ancient petroglyph in Baillif
The Battle of the Saintes was fought between France and Britain in 1782.
Bust of Louis Delgrès, leader of the 1802 slave rebellion