Les Abymes is a commune on the island of Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe, the French overseas region and department in the Lesser Antilles. It is the most populous commune in Guadeloupe and part of the largest metropolitan area of the island, which also takes in Pointe-à-Pitre, lying about three kilometres to the south-west. The commune belongs to the Cap Excellence community of communes together with Pointe-à-Pitre and Baie-Mahault and is divided into three cantons. It has a tropical monsoon climate with an average annual temperature of about 26.7 degrees Celsius. Surveys in 2006 at Belle Plaine revealed a sizeable town of the Troumassoid culture dated to between 1000 and 1200 AD, and the first village of the modern commune was founded in 1691. Its economy centres on the Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport, and it is the second most important economic centre of Guadeloupe after the industrial zone of Jarry.
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Founding Year Climate Zone Sources
1. Les Abymes (Wikipedia)
Climate
Les Abymes has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am)
History
The first village, located a few kilometres from the current urban centre, was founded in 1691
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the most populous commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles
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the most populous commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles
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the most populous commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles
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