Bouillante
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Bouillante
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Malendure et ilets pigeon - Guadeloupe - 2006.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Malendure Beach and the Pigeon Islets
- French commune.map
- Locator map of Bouillante 2018.png
- French commune.map caption
- Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
- French commune.arrondissement
- Basse-Terre
- French commune.canton
- Sainte-Rose-1 and Vieux-Habitants
- French commune.INSEE
- 97106
- French commune.postal code
- 97125
- French commune.demonym
- Bouillantais
- French commune.mayor
- Thierry Abelli
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bouillante
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Basse-Terre
- Population
- +6127
- Area
- +43.46
- Time zone
- UTC−04:00
- Capital of
- canton of Bouillante
- Shares border with
- Vieux-Habitants
- Official website
- www.ville-bouillante.fr
Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Population
- Education
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Bouillante (; ) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles.
==History== Bouillante was founded about 1635 with the arrival of some of Guadeloupe's first colonists. It was originally named Islets à Goyaves ("Islet of Guavas") until the beginning of the 18th century, when the name was changed to Fontaines Bouillantes after the island's hot springs that were known for their therapeutic virtues.