Terre-de-Bas
Commune in Guadeloupe, France
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Terre-de-Bas (French pronunciation: [tɛʁ də ba]; Guadeloupean Creole: Tèdéba) is a commune in the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. Terre-de-Bas is made up of Terre-de-Bas Island and several uninhabited islands and islets in the group of Les Saintes islands (La Coche; Les Augustins; Le Pâté), to the southwest of Guadeloupe's mainland.
Terre-de-Bas | |
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A view of Terre-de-Bas from Chameau Hill on Terre-de-Haut | |
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe | |
![]() Location of Terre-de-Bas | |
| Coordinates: 15°51′00″N 61°39′00″W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
| Arrondissement | Basse-Terre |
| Canton | Trois-Rivières |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Sud Caraïbe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rolande Nadille[1] |
Area 1 | 6.80 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 873 |
| • Density | 128/km2 (333/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97130 /97136 |
| Elevation | 0–293 m (0–961 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Education
Public preschools and primary schools:[3]
- Ecole primaire Petites Anses
- Ecole maternelle Grande Anse
