Ouvéa
Sign in to saveOuvéa or '''''' (, , ) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué , on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune.
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Ouvéa
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Le pont de mouli.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Mouli Bridge
- French commune.province
- Loyalty Islands Province
- French commune.map size
- 270px
- French commune.adjustable map
- Locator map of Ouvéa 2018.png
- French commune.map caption
- Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
- French commune.INSEE
- 98820
- French commune.postal code
- 98814
- French commune.mayor
- Maurice Tillewa
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 2
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 46
- French commune.area km2
- 132.1
- French commune.population
- 3401
- French commune.population date
- 2019 census
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Ouvéa or '''''' (, , ) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué , on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune.
==Geography== Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three. All lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland.