Morne-à-l'Eau
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
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 (20202026) Jean Bardail[1]
Area
1
64.50 km2 (24.90 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
15,898
  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

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

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

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

List of Mayors[5]
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 DVDUDF
1989 1895 Favrot Davrain DVD → FGPS (Fédération guadeloupéenne du Parti socialiste)
1995 2005 Julien Chovino[6] PCG
2005 2016 Jean-Claude Lombion[7] PCGDVG
2016 2020 Philipson Francfort[8] DVG
2020 2026 Jean Bardail

Education

Public preschools include:[9]

  • 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:[9]

  • 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:[9]

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

Public junior high schools include:[10]

  • Collège Charles de Gaulle

Public senior high schools include:[10]

  • LGT Faustin Fleret
  • LP Gerty Archimede

Sports

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

Notable people

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. "Home". feteducrabe.com.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. "Les anciens Maires de Morne-à-l'Eau". Annuaire-Mairie (in French). Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  6. "Julien Chovino n'est plus". Guadeloupe la 1ère (in French). 26 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  7. "Philipson Francfort, nouveau maire de Morne-à-l'Eau". Guadeloupe la 1ère (in French). 17 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  8. "Les membres du conseil municipal". Ville de Morne à l'eau (in French). Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  9. 1 2 3 "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  11. "Gerty, Marie, Bernadette Archimède". National Assembly of France (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  12. "Seine-et-Marne : le monde du football à Meaux pleure Eric Danty". La Marne (in French). 9 October 2020.


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