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Coordinates: 16°16′N 61°31′W / 16.27°N 61.52°W / 16.27; -61.52

Commune of Les Abymes
Location
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Administration
Country	France
Region	Guadeloupe
Department	Guadeloupe
Arrondissement	Pointe-à-Pitre
Canton	Les Abymes 1 through 5
Mayor	Daniel Marsin
Statistics
Land area1	81.25 km2 (31.37 sq mi)
Population2	63,054  (1999)
- Density	776 /km2 (2,010 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	97101/ 97139 and 97142
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.^{[citation needed]}

Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport is located in Les Abymes. The airline Air Caraïbes has its headquarters in Les Abymes.^[1]

[edit] Geography

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Some settlements are depending of the commune of Les Abymes, such as:

• Boisripeau
• Quatre Chemins

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport (Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes) (in French)

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