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Basse-Pointe

Commune in Martinique, France
Basse-Pointe
Housing in Pecoul, classified as historical monuments
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of Basse-Pointe
Coordinates: 14deg52'N 61deg07'W / 14.87degN 61.12degW / 14.87; -61.12
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentMartinique
ArrondissementLa Trinite
IntercommunalityCA Pays Nord Martinique
Government
* Mayor (2020-2026) Marie-Therese Casimirius[1]
Area
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27.95 km2 (10.79 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
2,852
* Density102.0/km2 (264.3/sq mi)
DemonymPointois.e
Time zoneUTC-04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97203 /97218
Elevation0-1,279 m (0-4,196 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Basse-Pointe (French pronunciation: [bas pwet]; Antillean Creole: Baspwent, [baspwet]) is a town and commune in the French overseas department and region, and island of Martinique.

Geography

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Climate

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Basse-Pointe has a tropical rainforest climate (Koppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Basse-Pointe is 26.5 degC (79.7 degF). The average annual rainfall is 2,636.0 mm (103.78 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.6 degC (81.7 degF), and lowest in February, at around 25.1 degC (77.2 degF). The highest temperature ever recorded in Basse-Pointe was 36.3 degC (97.3 degF) on 1 October 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 16.3 degC (61.3 degF) on 21 September 1978.

Climate data for Basse-Pointe (1991-2020 averages, extremes 1971-present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high degC (degF) 32.4
(90.3) 		33.2
(91.8) 		33.1
(91.6) 		35.2
(95.4) 		34.0
(93.2) 		35.2
(95.4) 		34.6
(94.3) 		34.1
(93.4) 		35.6
(96.1) 		36.3
(97.3) 		33.1
(91.6) 		32.4
(90.3) 		36.3
(97.3)
Mean daily maximum degC (degF) 28.7
(83.7) 		28.8
(83.8) 		29.2
(84.6) 		29.8
(85.6) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.8
(87.4) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.4
(84.9) 		30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean degC (degF) 25.2
(77.4) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.4
(77.7) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.6
(81.7) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.6
(79.9) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.5
(79.7)
Mean daily minimum degC (degF) 21.7
(71.1) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.6
(70.9) 		22.3
(72.1) 		23.3
(73.9) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.9
(73.2)
Record low degC (degF) 17.2
(63.0) 		16.7
(62.1) 		16.8
(62.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		18.2
(64.8) 		20.9
(69.6) 		20.2
(68.4) 		20.8
(69.4) 		16.3
(61.3) 		20.0
(68.0) 		18.2
(64.8) 		17.0
(62.6) 		16.3
(61.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 158.2
(6.23) 		94.9
(3.74) 		111.4
(4.39) 		192.9
(7.59) 		199.6
(7.86) 		195.0
(7.68) 		238.5
(9.39) 		279.5
(11.00) 		269.1
(10.59) 		313.2
(12.33) 		363.0
(14.29) 		220.7
(8.69) 		2,636
(103.78)
Average precipitation days (>= 1.0 mm) 20.8 15.6 14.8 15.8 16.1 18.4 21.5 22.3 20.0 21.8 22.0 20.2 229.3
Source: Meteo-France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.+-% p.a.
1967 4,562--
1974 4,359-0.65%
1982 4,201-0.46%
1990 4,432+0.67%
1999 4,183-0.64%
2007 3,845-1.05%
2012 3,609-1.26%
2017 3,026-3.46%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Repertoire national des elus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de reference 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Meteo-France. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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