Arrondissements of the Guadeloupe department


The 2 arrondissements of the Guadeloupe department are:
  1. Arrondissement of Basse-Terre, with 18 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 189,210 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre, with 14 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 204,900 in 2016.

    History

The arrondissements of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre were established in 1947. The arrondissement of Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthélemy, containing the communes of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, was created in 1963 from part of the arrondissement of Basse-Terre. This arrondissement was disbanded when Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy became separate overseas collectivities in February 2007.