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Air Caraïbes is a French airline and is the regional airline of the French Caribbean which comprises two overseas departments of France; Guadeloupe and Martinique. The airline is headquartered in Les Abymes in Guadeloupe, and its main base is Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe, with a secondary hub at Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, near Fort-de-France in Martinique. It operates scheduled and charter services serving 13 islands in the West Indies, and also operates transatlantic flights to Paris in Metropolitan France using Airbus A330 and Airbus A350 aircraft under the Air Caraïbes Atlantique brand.
Baie-Mahault is a commune in France and is the second most populated commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe after Les Abymes The extensive industrial zone of Jarry in Baie-Mahault is by far the most industrialized commune in the islands and the largest industrial park in the Lesser Antilles. It is part of the urban area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest metropolitan area in Guadeloupe, located in the northwest.
Pointe-à-Pitre is the largest city of Guadeloupe, an overseas région and département of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a sous-préfecture, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre.
The administrative divisions of France are concerned with the institutional and territorial organization of French territory. These territories are located in many parts of the world. There are many administrative divisions, which may have political, electoral (districts), or administrative objectives. All the inhabited territories are represented in the National Assembly, Senate and Economic and Social Council and their citizens have French citizenship.
The 2 arrondissements of the Guadeloupe department are:
- Arrondissement of Basse-Terre, with 18 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 189,210 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre, with 14 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 204,900 in 2016.
The arrondissement of Basse-Terre is an arrondissement of France in the Guadeloupe department in the Guadeloupe region. It has 18 communes. Its population is 189,210 (2016), and its area is 854.3 km2 (329.8 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre is an arrondissement of France in the Guadeloupe department in the Guadeloupe region. It has 14 communes. Its population is 204,900 (2016), and its area is 774.1 km2 (298.9 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthélemy is a former arrondissement of France, formerly located in the Guadeloupe département, in the Guadeloupe région. It had 3 cantons and 2 communes. It ceased to exist on 22 February 2007 when the communes of Saint-Martin and Saint Barthelemy were officially detached from Guadeloupe.
Les Abymes is the most populated commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the west side of the island of Grande-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest urban area in Guadeloupe.
The Guadeloupe Division of Honor(French: Guadeloupe Division d'Honneur) is the top football league in Guadeloupe. It was created in 1952 and is headed by the Guadeloupean League of Football. 14 teams participate in this league. The last 3 placed teams are relegated to the Honorary Promotion Championship.
The Coupe de Guadeloupe is the top knockout tournament of the Guadeloupe football.
The Canton of Baie-Mahault is a former canton in the Arrondissement of Basse-Terre on the island of Guadeloupe. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.
Canton of Les Abymes-3 is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.
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Overseas France consists of all the French-administered territories outside Europe, mostly remains of the French colonial empire. These territories have varying legal status and different levels of autonomy, although all have representation in both France's National Assembly and Senate, which together make up the French Parliament. Their citizens have French nationality and vote for the president of France. They have the right to vote in elections to the European Parliament. Overseas France includes island territories in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, French Guiana on the South American continent, and several periantarctic islands as well as a claim in Antarctica.
The canton of Baie-Mahault-1 is an administrative division of Guadeloupe, an overseas department and region of France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Baie-Mahault.
The canton of Baie-Mahault-2 is an administrative division of Guadeloupe, an overseas department and region of France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Baie-Mahault.
The 2017–18 Guadeloupe Division of Honor is the 67th season of the Guadeloupe Division of Honor, the top tier of association football in Guadeloupe. The season began on 2 September 2017 and ended on 30 May 2018.
