Marie-Galante is one of the islands that form Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. Marie-Galante has a land area of 158.1 km2. It had 11,528 inhabitants at the start of 2013, but by the start of 2018 the total was officially estimated to be 10,655, with a population density of 62.5/km2 (162/sq mi).
Moulin Bezard, Historic Monument of France, windmill built around 1840, stopped working around 1920.
Ruins of the Trianon Sugar Factory established in 1669
Gueule Grand Gouffre, Marie-Galante
Beach in Marie Galante
Antillean Creole is a French-based creole that is primarily spoken in the Lesser Antilles. Its grammar and vocabulary include elements of French, Carib, English, and African languages.
Sign in Martinican Creole: Dlo Koko ("coconut water", from French de l'eau de coco) Soley ("Sun", from soleil) Lanmè ("the sea", from la mer)
Welcome sign in Martinican Creole: Kontan wè zot, "Happy to see you" (from the French words content, voir, vous-autres).
Creole sign in Guadeloupe reading Ti boutik-la ouvè kòté Lari Bryon ("Entrance to the little shop at rue Brion"). Postposition of the definite article (boutik-la instead of la boutique) is evident.
Road sign in residential area in Guadeloupe. Slow down. Children are playing here.
