Population (2013) 17,307 Area 63.56 km² Team L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau | INSEE/Postal code 97116 /97111 Local time Saturday 9:56 PM | |
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Canton Morne-à-l'Eau-1, Morne-à-l'Eau-2 Weather 24°C, Wind E at 14 km/h, 80% Humidity Arrondissement | ||
Morne-à-l'Eau (Monalô in creole) is a commune located in the department of Guadeloupe.
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Map of Morne-A-l'Eau, Guadeloupe
Events
In March or April each year since 1993, the town organises a crab festival which features crab races and many stalls selling crab-based dishes. In 2008 the event's 18th edition attracted over 20,000 visitors and included a Brazilian music plus a cycle-race passing through the already congested town.
Hamlets
Béguette, Berlette, Blanchette, Boisvin, Bosrédon, Belle-Espérance, Blain, Blanchet, Bonne-Terre, Le Bourg (Grippon), Brion, Bubelloy, Chastel, Chaumette, Chazeau, Chevalier, Chouioutte, Clugny, Cocoyer, Croustère, Dubelloy, Dubisquet, Espérance, Geffrier, Gensolin, Lemesle, Lola, Jabrun, Jabrun-Saint-Cyr, Labuthie, Lasserre, Lebraire, Marchand, Marieulle, Perrin, Pierrefite, Point-à-Retz, Quirine, Réduit, Rousseau, Richeval, Salette, Sauvia, Vieux-Bourg, et Zabeth.
Sports
It is home to L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau, a football team who have won the Coupe D.O.M.