Pointe-à-Pitre
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Pointe-à-Pitre is the main town of the French Caribbean island and French département d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe, of which it is a sous-préfecture.
Located in the west of Grande-Terre, Pointe-à-Pitre covers 2.66 km². At the census of 1999, its population was 28,360 inhabitants. The inhabitants are called Pointois.
The town was badly damaged by earthquake in 1843 and by fire in 1871.
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