Port-Louis, Guadeloupe

Port-Louis
A road in Port-Louis
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Coordinates: 16°25′00″N 61°32′00″W / 16.4167°N 61.5333°WCoordinates: 16°25′00″N 61°32′00″W / 16.4167°N 61.5333°W
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Guadeloupe
Arrondissement	Pointe-à-Pitre
Canton	Anse-Bertrand
Government
• Mayor	Jean Barfleur
Area^1	44.24 km^2 (17.08 sq mi)
Population (2013)^2	5,825
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	97122 / 97117
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Port-Louis Lighthouse

Guadeloupe
Location	Port-Louis Guadeloupe France
Coordinates	16°25′05.4″N 61°32′01.1″W / 16.418167°N 61.533639°W
Foundation	concrete basement
Construction	concrete skeletal tower
Tower shape	square prism skeletal tower with closed lower part, balcony and light
Markings / pattern	yellow torwe with black horizontal band
Height	10 metres (33 ft)
Focal height	10 metres (33 ft)
Light source	mains power
Range	11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic	Q (9) W 15s.
Admiralty number	J5716
NGA number	14836[1] [2]

Port-Louis is a commune in the department of Guadeloupe, on the northwest of Grande-Terre.

Geography

Some settlements are depending of the commune of Port-Louis, such as:

• La Goguette

See also

• Communes of the Guadeloupe department
• List of lighthouses in Guadeloupe

References

1. Port-Louis The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 August 2016
2. List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals Atlantic Coast. Retrieved 30 August 2016

• INSEE