Deshaies
Sign in to saveDeshaies (; ) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is on the northwest coast of Basse-Terre Island.
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Place details
- Locality
- Deshaies
- Region
- Guadeloupe
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,792
- Timezone
- America/Guadeloupe
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Deshaies
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Day_cruise_from_Deshaies.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The view from a boat ride departing from Deshaies
- French commune.map
- Locator map of Deshaies 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
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Nord Basse-Terre
- French commune.INSEE
- 97111
- French commune.postal code
- 97126
- French commune.mayor
- Jeanny Marc
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.area km2
- 31.10
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Deshaies
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Basse-Terre
- Population
- 3710
- Area
- 31.1
- Time zone
- UTC−04:00
- Shares border with
- Pointe-Noire
- Official website
- www.villededeshaies.fr
- Image
- Day cruise from Deshaies.JPG
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- Commons category
- Deshaies
- postal code
- 97126
- associated electoral district
- canton of Sainte-Rose-1
- male population
- 2009
- female population
- 2072
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-90-28-44-44
- fax number
- +33-5-90-28-48-96
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Population
- Economy
- Education
- Tourism and sights
- Tourist destinations
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- External links
Deshaies (; ) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is on the northwest coast of Basse-Terre Island.
The inhabitants are called Deshaisiens.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Deshaies” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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