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Lamentin

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Lamentin

|commune status = Commune

|image = Lamentin - Habitation Routa 03.jpg

|caption = Habitation Routa, Lamentin

|map = Locator map of Lamentin 2018.png

|arrondissement = Basse-Terre

|canton = Lamentin

|INSEE = 97115

|postal code = 97129

|mayor = Jocelyn Sapotille{{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 = 2022–2026

|intercommunality = CA Nord Basse-Terre

|coordinates = {{coord|16.27|-61.63|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m =

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 0

|area km2 = 65.60

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

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

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

}}

Lamentin ({{IPA|fr|lamɑ̃tɛ̃}}; {{langx|gcf|label=Guadeloupean Creole|Manten}} or {{lang|gcf|Lamanten}}) is a commune in the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe. It is part of the agglomeration of Pointe-à-Pitre, in the north part of Basse-Terre. Three islets are included in the commune: Christopher, Fajou, Caret.

History

Founded in 1720 in the commune's name comes from a French word for manatee (lamantin), a sea creature which used to inhabit the Lesser Antilles. In the 18th century, the commune underwent a boom, down to coffee, caco, cotton and sugar cane. In 1920, a cyclone destroyed the mayor's office and presbytery, which have since been rebuilt by Ali Tur.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-97115#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|graph-pos = right

|1967 |8919

|1974 |9643

|1982 |9885

|1990 |11334

|1999 |13434

|2007 |15785

|2012 |15624

|2017 |16573

}}

Tourism

Lamentin is home to La Ravine Chaude (The hot ravine), a thermal bathing centre.

Education

Public preschools include:"[http://www.ac-guadeloupe.fr/sites/default/files/liste_des_ecoles_publiques_et_privees_sous_contrat.pdf LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT]." {{ill|Académie de la Guadeloupe|fr}}. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.

  • Ecole maternelle le Verger de Castel
  • Ecole maternelle Julien Chabin
  • Ecole maternelle Blanche Pierre
  • Ecole maternelle Pierrette

Public primary schools include:

  • Ecole primaire Bourg 1 Lamentin
  • Ecole primaire Bourg 2 Lamentin
  • Ecole primaire Castel
  • Ecole primaire La Rozière
  • Ecole primaire Pierrette
  • Ecole primaire Vincent

Public junior high schools include:"[http://www.ac-guadeloupe.fr/sites/default/files/documents/www_etablissements_du_2nd_degre_public_2017-2018.pdf Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018]." {{ill|Académie de la Guadeloupe|fr}}. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.

  • Collège Appel du 18 juin

Public senior high schools include:

Personalities

References

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External links

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{{Guadeloupe communes}}

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Category:Communes of Guadeloupe

Category:Populated places established in 1720

Category:1720 establishments in the French colonial empire

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