Lamentin
Commune
Habitation Routa, Lamentin
Location of Lamentin
Coordinates: 16°16′N 61°38′W / 16.27°N 61.63°W / 16.27; -61.63
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Guadeloupe
Arrondissement	Basse-Terre
Canton	Lamentin
Intercommunality	CA Nord Basse-Terre
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Jocelyn Sapotille[1]
Area 1	65.60 km2 (25.33 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	18,527
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code	97115 /97129
Elevation	0–0 m (0–0 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lamentin (French pronunciation: [lamɑ̃tɛ̃]; Guadeloupean Creole: Manten or Lamanten) is a commune in the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe. It is part of the agglomeration of Pointe-à-Pitre, in the north part of Basse-Terre. Three islets are included in the commune: Christopher, Fajou, Caret.

History

Founded in 1720 in the commune's name comes from a French word for manatee (lamantin), a sea creature which used to inhabit the Lesser Antilles. In the 18th century, the commune underwent a boom, down to coffee, caco, cotton and sugar cane. In 1920, a cyclone destroyed the mayor's office and presbytery, which have since been rebuilt by Ali Tur.

Population

Tourism

Lamentin is home to La Ravine Chaude (The hot ravine), a thermal bathing centre.

Education

Public preschools include:^[4]

• Ecole maternelle le Verger de Castel
• Ecole maternelle Julien Chabin
• Ecole maternelle Blanche Pierre
• Ecole maternelle Pierrette

Public primary schools include:^[4]

• Ecole primaire Bourg 1 Lamentin
• Ecole primaire Bourg 2 Lamentin
• Ecole primaire Castel
• Ecole primaire La Rozière
• Ecole primaire Pierrette
• Ecole primaire Vincent

Public junior high schools include:^[5]

• Collège Appel du 18 juin

Public senior high schools include:^[5]

• LDM de l'habitat et des services associés Bertène Juminer

Personalities

• René Toribio (1912-1990), politician