Basse-Pointe | |
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 Housing in Pécoul, classified as historical monuments | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
Location of Basse-Pointe  | |
| Coordinates: 14°52′N 61°07′W / 14.87°N 61.12°WCoordinates: 14°52′N 61°07′W / 14.87°N 61.12°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | La Trinité |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Nord Martinique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Thérèse Casimirius[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.95 km2 (10.79 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 2,823 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pointois.e |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97203 /97218 |
| Elevation | 0–1,279 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: [bɑs pwɛ̃t]; Martinican Creole: Baspwent) is a town and commune in the French overseas department and region, and island of Martinique.
Geography[edit]
Climate[edit]
Basse-Pointe has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Basse-Pointe is 26.3 °C (79.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,440.0 mm (96.06 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.4 °C (81.3 °F), and lowest in February, at around 24.9 °C (76.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Basse-Pointe was 36.3 °C (97.3 °F) on 1 October 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 16.3 °C (61.3 °F) on 21 September 1978.
| Climate data for Basse-Pointe (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1971−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.4 (90.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
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) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 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) | 144.2 (5.68) |
99.2 (3.91) |
99.3 (3.91) |
151.0 (5.94) |
171.2 (6.74) |
186.5 (7.34) |
233.2 (9.18) |
264.7 (10.42) |
261.3 (10.29) |
308.0 (12.13) |
323.5 (12.74) |
197.9 (7.79) |
2,440 (96.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 19.8 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 17.8 | 21.2 | 21.6 | 20.0 | 22.3 | 21.3 | 18.5 | 221.7 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Normales et records pour Bassepointe-Chal (972)". Meteociel. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Basse-Pointe. |
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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