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Pain-de-Sucre

Coordinates: 15°51′40″N 61°35′54″W / 15.86111°N 61.59833°W / 15.86111; -61.59833
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Pain-de-Sucre
Quartier
Pain de sucre hill with its village behind
Pain de sucre hill with its village behind
Coordinates: 15°51′40″N 61°35′54″W / 15.86111°N 61.59833°W / 15.86111; -61.59833
Country France
Overseas department Guadeloupe
CantonLes Saintes
communeTerre-de-Haut

Pain-de-Sucre is a neighbourhood (quartier) of Terre-de-Haut Island, located in Les Saintes, Guadeloupe. It is located in the southwestern part of the island. This is a residential quartier of Terre-de-Haut Island. It is a natural anchorage. The famous Pain de sucre of the archipelago is located on this quartier.

To see

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  • Pain de sucre: This is a famous mountain of les Saintes. It is constituted by an alignment of basalt columns plunging into the blue waters of the bay of les Saintes.[1]
  • The beaches called Petite Anse du Pain de sucre and Anse Devant are two small beautiful beaches of white sand and turquoise water.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Patrimoine". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-12-18.