Les Abymes

French commune
nomcommune=Les Abymes

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mapcaption=Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
région=Guadeloupe
département=Guadeloupe
arrondissement=Pointe-à-Pitre
canton=Les Abymes 1 through 5
insee=97101
cp=97139 and 97142
maire=Daniel Marsin
mandat=
intercomm=
longitude=-61.52
latitude=16.27
alt moy=
alt mini=
alt maxi=
hectares=8125
km²=81.25
sans=63,054
date-sans=1999
dens=776
date-dens=1999

Les Abymes is the most populated "commune" in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the west side of the island of Grande-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest urban area in Guadeloupe.

Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport is located in Les Abymes.

Geography

Some settlements are depending of the commune of Les Abymes, such as:
* Boisripeau
* Quatre Chemins

External links

* [http://www.guadeloupe.aeroport.fr/ Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport (Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes)] (in French)