Les Abymes
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Place details
- Locality
- Les Abymes
- Region
- Guadeloupe
- Country
- France
- Population
- 53,514
- Timezone
- America/Guadeloupe
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Overseas region and department
- Guadeloupe
- Arrondissement
- Pointe-à-Pitre
- Canton
- Les Abymes-1 , 2 and 3
- Intercommunality
- CAP Excellence
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Éric Jalton
- Area
- 81.25 km (31.37 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 51,055
- Density
- 628.4/km (1,627/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC−04:00 ( AST )
- Insee postal code
- 97101 /97139 and 97142
- Elevation
- 0–120 m (0–394 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Les Abymes
- Demonym
- Abymiens
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre
- Population
- +51055
- Area
- +81.25
- Shares border with
- Sainte-Anne
- Official website
- www.abymes.fr
- Image
- Place principale aux Abymes.JPG
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Article
Les Abymes ( French pronunciation: [lez‿abim]; Antillean Creole: Zabim) is the most populous commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the west side of the island of Grande-Terre, and is part of the largest metropolitan area of Guadeloupe, which also covers Pointe-à-Pitre.
Geography