Basse-Terre (, bæss-TAIR; French: [bɑstɛʁ] ; Guadeloupean Creole: Bastè, [bastɛ]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is also the prefecture (capital city) of Guadeloupe. The city of Basse-Terre is located on Basse-Terre Island, the western half of Guadeloupe.
Although it is the administrative capital, Basse-Terre is only the second-largest city in Guadeloupe, behind Pointe-à-Pitre. Together with its urban area, it had 44,864 inhabitants in 2012 (11,534 of whom lived in the city of Basse-Terre proper).
Parameter | Value |
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Wind | 11.2 km/h |
Pressure | 1012 mb |
Humidity | 71% |
Visibility | 10 km |
UV Index | 7.3 |
Precip | 0.02 |