Morne-à-l'Eau

Morne-à-l'Eau
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Administration
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Guadeloupe
Arrondissement	Pointe-à-Pitre
Canton	Morne-à-l'Eau-1, Morne-à-l'Eau-2
Mayor	Jean-Claude Lombion
Statistics
Land area1	64.50 km2 (24.90 sq mi)
Population2	17,136  (1999)
- Density	266 /km2 (690 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	97116/ 97111
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 16°19′56″N 61°27′25″W / 16.3322°N 61.4569°W / 16.3322; -61.4569

Morne-à-l'Eau is a commune in Guadeloupe. It is home to L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau, a football team who have won the Coupe D.O.M..

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.^[1] 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.

See also

• Jabrun, Guadeloupe
• Communes of Guadeloupe

See also

• Communes of the Guadeloupe department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ www.feteducrabe.com