Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe

Pointe-Noire (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t nwaʁ]; Guadeloupean Creole: Pwentnwa) is a commune on Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. It is located on the northwest coast of the island of Basse-Terre.

Pointe-Noire
Commune
The church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Pointe-Noire
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Pointe-Noire
Coordinates: 16°13′00″N 61°46′00″W
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Guadeloupe
Arrondissement	Basse-Terre
Canton	Sainte-Rose-1
Intercommunality	CA Nord Basse-Terre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Camille Elisabeth[1]
Area 1	59.70 km2 (23.05 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,813
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code	97121 /97116
Elevation	0–775 m (0–2,543 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Education

Public preschools include:^[3]

• Ecole maternelle Baille-Argent
• Ecole maternelle Bellevue Rosalie

Public primary schools include:^[3]

• Ecole primaire Baille-Argent
• Ecole primaire Timoleon Berbain
• Ecole primaire Renaud David
• Ecole primaire Bardochan Faustin
• Ecole primaire Guyonneau
• Ecole primaire Annerose Maurice

Public junior high schools include:^[4]

• Collège Courbaril

Public senior high schools include:^[4]

• LPO de Pointe-Noire (including the SEP)

See also

• Communes of the Guadeloupe department