Basse-Pointe

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Basse-Pointe

|commune status = Commune

|image = Habitation Pécoul - Accès principal.jpg

|caption = Housing in Pécoul, classified as historical monuments

|adjustable map = Locator map of Basse-Pointe 2018.png

|map size = 210px

|map caption = Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique

|coordinates = {{coord|14.87|-61.12|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|arrondissement = La Trinité

|mayor = Marie-Thérèse Casimirius{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=4 May 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Pays Nord Martinique

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 1279

|area km2 = 27.95

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

|population demonym = Pointois.e

|INSEE = 97203

|postal code = 97218

}}

Basse-Pointe ({{IPA|fr|bɑs pwɛ̃t}}; {{langx|gcf|label=Antillean Creole|Baspwent}}, {{IPA|gcf|baspwɛ̃t|}}) is a town and commune in the French overseas department and region, and island of Martinique.

Geography

=Climate=

Basse-Pointe has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Basse-Pointe is {{cvt|26.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|2636.0|mm}} with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|27.6|C}}, and lowest in February, at around {{convert|24.1|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Basse-Pointe was {{cvt|36.3|C}} on 1 October 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|16.3|C}} on 21 September 1978.

{{Weather box

|location= Basse-Pointe (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1971−present)

|metric first= Y

|single line= Y

|collapsed =Y

|Jan record high C = 32.4

|Feb record high C = 33.2

|Mar record high C = 33.1

|Apr record high C = 35.2

|May record high C = 34.0

|Jun record high C = 33.5

|Jul record high C = 34.6

|Aug record high C = 34.1

|Sep record high C = 35.6

|Oct record high C = 36.3

|Nov record high C = 33.1

|Dec record high C = 32.4

|year record high C = 36.3

|Jan high C = 28.7

|Feb high C = 28.8

|Mar high C = 29.2

|Apr high C = 29.8

|May high C = 30.5

|Jun high C = 30.6

|Jul high C = 30.8

|Aug high C = 31.2

|Sep high C = 31.4

|Oct high C = 31.1

|Nov high C = 30.3

|Dec high C = 29.4

|year high C = 30.1

|Jan mean C = 25.2

|Feb mean C = 25.1

|Mar mean C = 25.4

|Apr mean C = 26.1

|May mean C = 26.9

|Jun mean C = 27.4

|Jul mean C = 27.5

|Aug mean C = 27.6

|Sep mean C = 27.4

|Oct mean C = 27.2

|Nov mean C = 26.6

|Dec mean C = 25.8

|year mean C = 26.5

|Jan low C = 21.7

|Feb low C = 21.4

|Mar low C = 21.6

|Apr low C = 22.3

|May low C = 23.3

|Jun low C = 24.1

|Jul low C = 24.1

|Aug low C = 24.0

|Sep low C = 23.4

|Oct low C = 23.2

|Nov low C = 22.9

|Dec low C = 22.2

|year low C = 22.9

|Jan record low C = 17.2

|Feb record low C = 16.7

|Mar record low C = 16.8

|Apr record low C = 16.5

|May record low C = 18.2

|Jun record low C = 20.9

|Jul record low C = 20.2

|Aug record low C = 20.8

|Sep record low C = 16.3

|Oct record low C = 20.0

|Nov record low C = 18.2

|Dec record low C = 17.0

|year record low C = 16.3

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 158.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 94.9

|Mar precipitation mm = 111.4

|Apr precipitation mm = 192.9

|May precipitation mm = 199.6

|Jun precipitation mm = 195.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 238.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 279.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 269.1

|Oct precipitation mm = 313.2

|Nov precipitation mm = 363.0

|Dec precipitation mm = 220.7

|year precipitation mm = 2636.0

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 20.8

|Feb precipitation days = 15.6

|Mar precipitation days = 14.8

|Apr precipitation days = 15.8

|May precipitation days = 16.1

|Jun precipitation days = 18.4

|Jul precipitation days = 21.5

|Aug precipitation days = 22.3

|Sep precipitation days = 20.0

|Oct precipitation days = 21.8

|Nov precipitation days = 22.0

|Dec precipitation days = 20.2

|year precipitation days = 229.3

|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web

| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_97203003.pdf

| title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records

| language = fr

| publisher = Météo-France

| access-date = August 27, 2022}}}}

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-97203#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1967 |4562

|1974 |4359

|1982 |4201

|1990 |4432

|1999 |4183

|2007 |3845

|2012 |3609

|2017 |3026

}}

References

External links

{{Search Mérimée|97203}}

Category:Communes of Martinique

Category:Populated places in Martinique