Terre-de-Haut

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Terre-de-Haut
Tèdého
Terre-de-Haut coat of arms Location of the municipality of Terre-de-Haut in the Guadeloupe department
region Guadeloupe
Department Guadeloupe
Arrondissement Basse-Terre
Canton Trois-Rivières
Community association Grand Sud Caraïbe
Coordinates 15 ° 52 ′  N , 61 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 15 ° 52 ′  N , 61 ° 35 ′  W
height 0-309 m
surface 6.00 km 2
Residents 1,532 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 255 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 97137
INSEE code 97131

Looking south over the island from Fort Napoléon

Terre-de-Haut ( Guadeloupe Creole : Tèdého ) is a municipality with 1532 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and an island in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe .

Like its neighboring municipality Terre-de-Bas, it is located on a separate archipelago , the Îles des Saintes or Les Saintes , in the Caribbean Sea , south of the two main islands of Guadeloupe.

The highest point is the mountain peak of the Morne du Chamenau at 309 m. ü. M.

Tourism and fishing are important sources of income .

Among the historical monuments , of which there are several in Terre-de-Haut, are Fort Napoléon des Saintes and Fort Caroline, which have long since served as fortresses, and the botanical garden Jardin exotique du Fort Napoléon .

Web links

Commons : Terre-de-Haut  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Description of the botanical garden , excerpt from a book publication by Isabelle Specht, 2007 (French), accessed on December 15, 2013.

  • Terre-de-Haut, behind: Terre-de-Bas

  • Îles des Saintes from Basse-Terre ; Terre-de-Haut on the left, Terre-de-Bas on the right

  • Fort Napoléon des Saintes