Lamentin
Commune
Habitation Routa, Lamentin
Habitation Routa, Lamentin
Location of Lamentin
Coordinates: 16°16′N 61°38′W / 16.27°N 61.63°W / 16.27; -61.63
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementBasse-Terre
CantonLamentin
IntercommunalityCA Nord Basse-Terre
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Jocelyn Sapotille[1]
Area
1
65.60 km2 (25.33 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
18,527
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97115 /97129
Elevation0–0 m (0–0 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lamentin (French pronunciation: [lamɑ̃tɛ̃]; Guadeloupean Creole: Manten or Lamanten) is a commune in the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe. It is part of the agglomeration of Pointe-à-Pitre, in the north part of Basse-Terre. Three islets are included in the commune: Christopher, Fajou, Caret.

History

Founded in 1720 in the commune's name comes from a French word for manatee (lamantin), a sea creature which used to inhabit the Lesser Antilles. In the 18th century, the commune underwent a boom, down to coffee, caco, cotton and sugar cane. In 1920, a cyclone destroyed the mayor's office and presbytery, which have since been rebuilt by Ali Tur.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1967 8,919—    
1974 9,643+1.12%
1982 9,885+0.31%
1990 11,334+1.72%
1999 13,434+1.91%
2007 15,785+2.04%
2012 15,624−0.20%
2017 16,573+1.19%
Source: INSEE[3]

Tourism

Lamentin is home to La Ravine Chaude (The hot ravine), a thermal bathing centre.

Education

Public preschools include:[4]

  • Ecole maternelle le Verger de Castel
  • Ecole maternelle Julien Chabin
  • Ecole maternelle Blanche Pierre
  • Ecole maternelle Pierrette

Public primary schools include:[4]

  • Ecole primaire Bourg 1 Lamentin
  • Ecole primaire Bourg 2 Lamentin
  • Ecole primaire Castel
  • Ecole primaire La Rozière
  • Ecole primaire Pierrette
  • Ecole primaire Vincent

Public junior high schools include:[5]

  • Collège Appel du 18 juin

Public senior high schools include:[5]

  • LDM de l'habitat et des services associés Bertène Juminer

Personalities

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. 1 2 "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.

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