Canton of La Désirade

Canton de la Désirade
French canton
Country France
Region Guadeloupe
Department Guadeloupe
Arrondissement Pointe-à-Pitre
Seat La Désirade
Communes 1
Government
  Representative René Noël
2004-2011
Area¹
  Total 22 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 1,621
  Density 74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Cantonal code 971 10
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of La Désirade is a former canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre in the department of Guadeloupe. It is located on La Désirade Island. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 1 commune, which joined the canton of Saint-François in 2015.[1]

Municipalities

The canton included 1 commune:

See also

References

Coordinates: 16°18′53″N 61°03′05″W / 16.31472°N 61.05139°W / 16.31472; -61.05139


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