Morne-à-l'Eau
Commune
The cemetery of Morne-à-l'Eau
The cemetery of Morne-à-l'Eau
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Morne-à-l'Eau
Map
Coordinates: 16°19′56″N 61°27′25″W / 16.3322°N 61.4569°W / 16.3322; -61.4569
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementPointe-à-Pitre
CantonMorne-à-l'Eau
IntercommunalityCA Nord Grande-Terre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Bardail[1]
Area
1
64.50 km2 (24.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
15,839
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97116 /97111
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Morne-à-l'Eau (French pronunciation: [mɔʁn a lo]; Guadeloupean Creole: Monalô) is a commune located in the department of Guadeloupe.

Events

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In March or April each year since 1993, the town organises a crab festival which features crab races and many stalls selling crab-based dishes.[3] In 2008 the event's 18th edition attracted over 20,000 visitors and included a Brazilian music plus a cycle-race passing through the already congested town.

Hamlets

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Main article: Hamlets

Béguette, Berlette, Blanchette, Boisvin, Bosrédon, Belle-Espérance, Blain, Blanchet, Bonne-Terre, Le Bourg (Grippon), Brion, Bubelloy, Chastel, Chaumette, Chazeau, Chevalier, Chouioutte, Clugny, Cocoyer, Croustère, Dubelloy, Dubisquet, Espérance, Geffrier, Gensolin, Lemesle, Lola, Jabrun, Jabrun-Saint-Cyr, Labuthie, Lasserre, Lebraire, Marchand, Marieulle, Perrin, Pierrefite, Point-à-Retz, Quirine, Réduit, Rousseau, Richeval, Salette, Sauvia, Vieux-Bourg, et Zabeth.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1967 14,925—    
1974 15,034+0.10%
1982 13,724−1.13%
1990 16,042+1.97%
1999 17,154+0.75%
2007 16,875−0.20%
2012 16,959+0.10%
2017 17,434+0.55%
Source: INSEE[4]

Politics

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List of Mayors
From To Elected Party / Electoral Alliance
1912 1947 Justin Archimède RR
1947 1970 Pierre Monnerville SFIO → FGPS (Fédération guadeloupéenne du Parti socialiste)
1970 1973 Marie-Émile (Paul) Coco
1973 1989 Abdon Saman DVD → UDF
1989 1895 Favrot Davrain DVD → FGPS (Fédération guadeloupéenne du Parti socialiste)
1995 2005 Julien Chovino[5] PCG
2005 2016 Jean-Claude Lombion[6] PCG → DVG
2016 2020 Philipson Francfort[7] DVG
2020 2026 Jean Bardail

Education

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Public preschools include:[8]

  • Ecole maternelle Jeanne Benin Morne -à -l'eau
  • Ecole maternelle Edouard Nelson
  • Ecole maternelle Pointe A Retz
  • Ecole maternelle Bazile Bertaux Vieux-Bourg

Public primary schools include:[8]

  • Ecole primaire Labuthie Achille
  • Ecole primaire Marcelle Blanchinet
  • Ecole primaire Hyppolite Cocles
  • Ecole primaire Félix Duport
  • Ecole primaire Coco Marie Emilie
  • Ecole primaire Ludger Marie
  • Ecole primaire Ernest Pallas

Public elementary schools include:[8]

  • Ecole élémentaire Pierre Foucan Morne-à-l'eau

Public junior high schools include:[9]

  • Collège Charles de Gaulle

Public senior high schools include:[9]

Sports

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It is home to L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau, a football team who have won the Coupe D.O.M.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Home". feteducrabe.com.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Julien Chovino n'est plus". Guadeloupe la 1ère (in French). 26 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  6. ^ "Philipson Francfort, nouveau maire de Morne-à-l'Eau". Guadeloupe la 1ère (in French). 17 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  7. ^ "Les membres du conseil municipal". Ville de Morne à l'eau (in French). Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  8. ^ a b c "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Gerty, Marie, Bernadette Archimède". National Assembly of France (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Seine-et-Marne : le monde du football à Meaux pleure Eric Danty". La Marne (in French). 9 October 2020.
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