Canton of Pointe-Noire

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|name= Pointe-Noire

|nbcomm=1

| INSEE=971 24

|seat=Pointe-Noire

|pop= 6785

| population_as_of= 2012

|area= 60

|disbanded = 2015

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The Canton of Pointe-Noire is a former canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe. It had 6,785 inhabitants (2012).[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep971.pdf Populations légales 2012: 971 Guadeloupe], INSEE It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It comprised the commune of Pointe-Noire, which joined the canton of Sainte-Rose-1 in 2015.[http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028658489 Décret n° 2014-235 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Guadeloupe]

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