Morne-à-l'Eau
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Morne-à-l'Eau (French pronunciation: [mɔʁn a lo]; 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.[3] 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
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1967 | 14,925 | — |
1974 | 15,034 | +0.10% |
1982 | 13,724 | −1.13% |
1990 | 16,042 | +1.97% |
1999 | 17,154 | +0.75% |
2007 | 16,875 | −0.20% |
2012 | 16,959 | +0.10% |
2017 | 17,434 | +0.55% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Politics
From | To | Elected | Party / Electoral Alliance |
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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[5] | PCG |
2005 | 2016 | Jean-Claude Lombion[6] | PCG → DVG |
2016 | 2020 | Philipson Francfort[7] | DVG |
2020 | 2026 | Jean Bardail |
Education
Public preschools include:[8]
- 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:[8]
- 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:[8]
- Ecole élémentaire Pierre Foucan Morne-à-l'eau
Public junior high schools include:[9]
- Collège Charles de Gaulle
Public senior high schools include:[9]
- LGT Faustin Fleret
- LP Gerty Archimede
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.[10]
- Éric Danty (1947–2020), football player.[11]
- Victoire Jasmin (born 1955), senator
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Home". feteducrabe.com.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Julien Chovino n'est plus". Guadeloupe la 1ère (in French). 26 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ "Philipson Francfort, nouveau maire de Morne-à-l'Eau". Guadeloupe la 1ère (in French). 17 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ "Les membres du conseil municipal". Ville de Morne à l'eau (in French). Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ a b c "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Gerty, Marie, Bernadette Archimède". National Assembly of France (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Seine-et-Marne : le monde du football à Meaux pleure Eric Danty". La Marne (in French). 9 October 2020.
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