Guadeloupe · Guadeloupe
Pointe-à-Pitre
Guadeloupe's harbor city, rebuilt after fire and earthquake.
- Population
- 15,040 (2023)
- Founded
- 1764
Then
- 1759–1763
A settlement grows during the British occupation.
- 1764
The town is officially founded.
- 1780
A great fire destroys it.
- 1843
An earthquake destroys it again.
Now
The main port is across the bay at Jarry, one of the Eastern Caribbean's biggest container terminals.