Morne-à-l'Eau

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Morne-à-l'Eau

|commune status = Commune

|image = GUAD-mornealeau-friedhof-3.jpg

|caption = The cemetery of Morne-à-l'Eau

|map = Locator map of Morne-à-l'Eau 2018.png

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

|arrondissement = Pointe-à-Pitre

|canton = Morne-à-l'Eau

|INSEE = 97116

|postal code = 97111

|mayor = Jean Bardail{{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=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Nord Grande-Terre

|coordinates = {{coord|16.3322|-61.4569|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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|area km2 = 64.50

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Morne-à-l'Eau ({{IPA|fr|mɔʁn a lo}}; {{langx|gcf|label=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.{{cite web |url=http://www.feteducrabe.com/ |title=Home |website=feteducrabe.com}} 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 populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-97116#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|graph-pos = right

|1967 |14925

|1974 |15034

|1982 |13724

|1990 |16042

|1999 |17154

|2007 |16875

|2012 |16959

|2017 |17434

}}

Politics

class="wikitable"

List of Mayors

!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

|DVD → UDF

1989

|1895

|Favrot Davrain

|DVD → FGPS (Fédération guadeloupéenne du Parti socialiste)

1995

|2005

|Julien Chovino{{Cite web|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guadeloupe/julien-chovino-n-est-plus-563325.html|title=Julien Chovino n'est plus|website=Guadeloupe la 1ère|date=26 February 2018 |language=fr|access-date=2019-03-18}}

|PCG

2005

|2016

|Jean-Claude Lombion{{Cite web|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guadeloupe/grande-terre/morne-l-eau/apres-le-deces-du-maire-jean-claude-lombion-c-est-jour-d-election-au-conseil-municipal-de-morne-l-eau-351009.html|title=Philipson Francfort, nouveau maire de Morne-à-l'Eau|website=Guadeloupe la 1ère|date=17 April 2016 |language=fr|access-date=2019-03-18}}

|PCG → DVG

2016

|2020

|Philipson Francfort{{Cite web|url=https://www.ville-mornealeau.com/votre-mairie/la-mairie-et-son-conseil-municipal/64-les-membres-du-conseil-municipal|title=Les membres du conseil municipal|website=Ville de Morne à l'eau|language=fr|access-date=2019-03-18}}

|DVG

2020

|2026

|Jean Bardail

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 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:

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:

Ecole élémentaire Pierre Foucan Morne-à-l'eau

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 Charles de Gaulle

Public senior high schools include:

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

Gerty Archimède (1909–1980), politician and lawyer.{{cite web|url=http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/sycomore/fiche/%28num_dept%29/186 |title=Gerty, Marie, Bernadette Archimède|website=National Assembly of France|access-date=10 October 2020|language=fr}}
Éric Danty (1947–2020), football player.{{cite web|url=https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/meaux_77284/seine-et-marne-le-monde-du-football-a-meaux-pleure-eric-danty_36679502.html|title=Seine-et-Marne : le monde du football à Meaux pleure Eric Danty|date=9 October 2020|work=La Marne|language=French}}
Victoire Jasmin (born 1955), senator

References

Category:Communes of Guadeloupe

Category:Guadeloupe communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia