Morne-à-l'Eau explained

Morne-à-l'Eau
Commune Status:	Commune
Map:	Locator map of Morne-à-l'Eau 2018.png
Map Caption:	Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Arrondissement:	Pointe-à-Pitre
Canton:	Morne-à-l'Eau
Insee:	97116
Postal Code:	97111
Mayor:	Jean Bardail^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Nord Grande-Terre
Coordinates:	16.3322°N -61.4569°W
Area Km2:	64.50

Morne-à-l'Eau (pronounced as /fr/; gcf|label=[[Antillean Creole|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.^[2] 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

See 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.

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^[3]	PCG
2005	2016	Jean-Claude Lombion^[4]	PCG → DVG
2016	2020	Philipson Francfort^[5]	DVG
2020	2026	Jean Bardail

Education

Public preschools include:^[6]

• 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:^[6]

• 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:^[6]

• Ecole élémentaire Pierre Foucan Morne-à-l'eau

Public junior high schools include:^[7]

• Collège Charles de Gaulle

Public senior high schools include:^[7]

• 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.^[8]
• Éric Danty (1947–2020), football player.^[9]
• Victoire Jasmin (born 1955), senator

See also

• Jabrun, Guadeloupe
• Communes of Guadeloupe

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. Web site: Home . feteducrabe.com.
3. Web site: Julien Chovino n'est plus. Guadeloupe la 1ère. 26 February 2018 . fr. 2019-03-18.
4. Web site: Philipson Francfort, nouveau maire de Morne-à-l'Eau. Guadeloupe la 1ère. 17 April 2016 . fr. 2019-03-18.
5. Web site: Les membres du conseil municipal. Ville de Morne à l'eau. fr. 2019-03-18.
6. "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." . Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
7. "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." . Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
8. Web site: Gerty, Marie, Bernadette Archimède. National Assembly of France. 10 October 2020. fr.
9. Web site: Seine-et-Marne : le monde du football à Meaux pleure Eric Danty. 9 October 2020. La Marne. French.