Terre-de-Haut

Terre-de-Haut
Terre-de-Haut
	Commune
	The church of Terre-de-Haut
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	; Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
	Coordinates: 15°52′00″N 61°35′00″W / 15.8667°N 61.5833°WCoordinates: 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
Government
• Mayor	Louly Bonbon
Area1	6.00 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population (2013)2	1,757
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Terre-de-Haut 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 the les Saintes. The Fort Napoléon is located in this commune.

Tourism

Terre-de-Haut is the most tourist-friendly municipality in les Saintes archipelago, with hotels bungalows, bars and restaurants. There is little formalized activity, but one can tour the restored Fort Napoleon or rent mopeds. Located there is the beautiful Plage de Pompierre beach,^[1] as well as small guest-houses, eateries, French-Creole shops, and an active harbour where ferries passengers from Guadeloupe arrive. The local people make a living from fishing and from tourism. Visitors are free to explore without modern-day intrusion. The Euro is coin of the realm, but credit cards are easily accepted. A little airport is built since 1973 and permit to welcome private plane from Guadeloupe and Caribbean islands.

History

List of the successive mayors
Period	Identity	Party	Quality
2018–present	Louly Bonbon	DVD
2000–2018	Louis Molinié	UMP
1977–2000	Robert Joyeux	RPR
1971–1977	René Germain
1961–1971	Eugène Samson
1957–1961	Georges Azincourt
1936–1957	Théodore Samson
1929–1935	Benoît Cassin
1915–1928	Emmanuel Laurent
1911–1914	Paul-Eugène Thomas
1902–1908	Benoit Cassin
1892–1902	Charles Foy
1884–1892	Bernard Azincourt
1882–1884	Charles Foy		First mayor of Terre de Haut
1871–1882	Jean-Pierre Lognos		Last mayor of les Saintes
The previous data are not mentioned yet.

Demographics

Demographics evolution
1999	2006	2013
1 729	1 838	1 757
Number retained from 1962 : Population without double counting

Points of interest

Education

Public preschools and primary schools:^[2]

Ecole primaire Bourg Terre-de-Haut
Ecole maternelle Bourg Terre-de-Haut

References

INSEE

↑ "Iles des Saintes". le-caribbean-islands.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
↑ "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.

External links

(in French) omtlessaintes.fr Tourist Office website
(in French) terredehaut-lessaintes.com Official site of the mayor of Terre-de-Haut

The bay des Saintes

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[1] "Iles des Saintes". le-caribbean-islands.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.

[PSlist-2] "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.