Anse-Bertrand
| Anse-Bertrand | |
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| Commune | |
La Porte d'Enfer (The Gate of Hell), Anse-Bertrand
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 Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe |
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| Coordinates: 16°28′N 61°31′W / 16.47°N 61.51°WCoordinates: 16°28′N 61°31′W / 16.47°N 61.51°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
| Arrondissement | Pointe-à-Pitre |
| Canton | Anse-Bertrand |
| Intercommunality | Nord Grande-Terre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfred Dona-Erie |
| Area1 | 62.50 km2 (24.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)2 | 5,202 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97102 /97121 |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Anse-Bertrand is a commune in Guadeloupe, an overseas region and department of France in the Lesser Antilles.
The inhabitants in Anse-Bertrand are called Ansois.
Anse-Bertrand is located in northern Grande-Terre. The town is 35 km (22 mi), north-north-east of Pointe-à-Pitre. The Atlantic Ocean face the town and produces high waves for professional surfers. The town is located on a limestone plateau where rolling hills are located eastwards.
Some settlements are depending of the commune of Anse-Bertrand, such as:
This village was the last refuge of Carib Amerindians in Grande-Terre (Carib Territory).
Like any other Eastern Caribbean town, Anse-Bertrand experiences quite evenly spread rainfall during the year, with a wetter season between July and November which coincides with hurricane season. The town receives below 1500 mm of rainfall. Tropical heat is the norm, bringing constant high temperatures, especially during the summer.
Trade winds, called alizés, blow from the north-east and often temper the climate.
The economy rests primarily on agriculture, particularly on sugar cane. There was sugar cultivation in the 1800s, but it ended. It is endowed with a rich past whose remnants you can see through a number of windmills scattered over the commune such as Habitation La Mahaudière. The beach, Anse Bertrand, is great for surfing on Grade-Terre. There are hotels southwards, toward Pointe-a-Pitre.
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