Morne-à-l'Eau
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Morne-à-l'Eau Mònalo |
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| region | Guadeloupe |
| Department | Guadeloupe |
| Arrondissement | Pointe-à-Pitre |
| Canton | Morne-à-l'Eau |
| Community association | North Grande-Terre |
| Coordinates | 16 ° 20 ′ N , 61 ° 27 ′ W |
| height | 0-106 m |
| surface | 64.50 km 2 |
| Residents | 17,434 (January 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 270 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Post Code | 97111 |
| INSEE code | 97116 |
| Website | www.ville-mornealeau.com |
 Morne-à-l'Eau cemetery |
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Morne-à-l'Eau ( Guadeloupe-Creole : Mònalo ) is a municipality with 17,434 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe . It is located on the island of Grande-Terre on the Grand Cul-de-Sac marin and is congruent with the canton of Morne-à-l'Eau .
The Canal des Rotours , a canal , was built in the 18th century.
Tourism plays an important role today .
population
| Population development | |||||||
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| year | 1961 | 1967 | 1974 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2011 |
| Residents | 14,591 | 14,925 | 15,034 | 13,724 | 16,042 | 17,154 | 17,225 |
Attractions
One of the attractions of the town is the cemetery: here the deceased are buried in small black and white houses in the shape of mausoleums .
Town twinning
Sister cities of Morne-à-l'Eau are:
- Neuilly-Plaisance (France)
- Abricots (Haiti)
- Port-of-Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Kingston (Jamaica)
Web links
Commons : Morne-à-l'Eau - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Morne-à-l'Eau - travel guide
