Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe
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Commune of Sainte-Anne |
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| Location | |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Guadeloupe |
| Department | Guadeloupe |
| Arrondissement | Pointe-à-Pitre |
| Canton | Sainte-Anne 1st / Sainte-Anne 2nd |
| Mayor | Blaise Aldo |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0 m–m |
| Land area¹ | 80.29 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
20,410 |
| - Density | 254.2/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 97128/ 97180 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Situated in the southern part of Grande-Terre, Sainte-Anne is one of the most touristic towns of Guadeloupe (with Le Gosier and Saint-François). The last census in 1999 indicated that there were 20,410 inhabitants living in Sainte-Anne, up from 16,933 in 1990.
The commune, which has an area of 80.29 km² (31.00 sq mi), turned decidedly towards tourism in the last 20 years, but still remains dependent on agriculture.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
