Morne-à-l'Eau

Morne-à-l'Eau
Commune
The cemetery of Morne-à-l'Eau
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Morne-à-l'Eau
Coordinates: 16°19′56″N 61°27′25″W
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Guadeloupe
Arrondissement	Pointe-à-Pitre
Canton	Morne-à-l'Eau
Intercommunality	CA Nord Grande-Terre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Bardail[1]
Area ^1	64.50 km^2 (24.90 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	15,898
• Density	250/km^2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code	97116 /97111
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Main article: 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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

List of Mayors

From	To	Elected	Party / Electoral Alliance
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

• Jabrun, Guadeloupe
• Communes of Guadeloupe

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Home". feteducrabe.com.
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. "Julien Chovino n'est plus". Guadeloupe la 1ère (in French). 26 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
6. "Philipson Francfort, nouveau maire de Morne-à-l'Eau". Guadeloupe la 1ère (in French). 17 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
7. "Les membres du conseil municipal". Ville de Morne à l'eau (in French). Retrieved 2019-03-18.
8. "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
9. "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
10. "Gerty, Marie, Bernadette Archimède". National Assembly of France (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
11. "Seine-et-Marne : le monde du football à Meaux pleure Eric Danty". La Marne (in French). 9 October 2020.