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GRANDE TERRE
- Abymes
- Anse Bertrand
- Gosier
- Moule
- Morne a l'eau
- Petit Canal
- Pointe a Pitre
- Port Louis
- Sainte Anne
- Saint Francois
BASSE TERRE
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Pointe-Noire which
holds its name from the volcanic black rocks, is situated on the sea front. Coming
from Deshaies, the first contact with the commune is the small harbour of
Baillargent, just after the river of the same name. Beausoleil is the arrival
point of the Baillargent trace (path), famous excursion beginning at Sofaïa.
Creole wooden houses and huts of fishermen are still there. The market located
at the edge of the Caillou river remained a traditional place of meeting. Along
the streets of the Republic and Saint Jean, various shops take part in the
animation and invite people to stroll. In the opposite the typical church, the
polychrome war memorial and its white soldier. The forest territories of this
area and the activities turned towards wood, gave to Pointe-Noire its reputation
of wood capital. While leaving the city, on the road to Bouillante, the Maison
du Bois (House of Wood) deserves a visit. At Mahault the intersection with the
road of the Traversée leads to the zoological gardens for a review on the fauna
and the flora of the island.