BOUILLANTE

'Bouillante' is a commune on the island Guadeloupe, belonging to France. It covers an area of 43.46 km², and as of 1999 it has a population of 7,214.
Robert Racon has been elected Mayor of Bouillante since 9 January 2005 and elected again in 2006.

Contents

History and inheritance

Geography

Geothermics

High technology

External links

History and inheritance

Bouillante was founded about 1635 after the unloading of the first colonists to the lively Point. It was named Islet with Goyaves until the XVIII ième century beginning and Fontaines Bouillante with the XVIII ième for its known sources of hot water for their therapeutic virtues. It is finally as of the end of Ancien Régime that the civil authorities and religious give the name of Bouillante to the city. Moreover, Saint-Louis, religious character, are Patron saint of the commune.
'MORE THAN 300 YEARS OF HISTORY'
It is at the XVII ième century, period pionnière, that Bouillante knew its apogee. It occupied an important place in the island by the policy of the Kingdom of France. Indeed, the king wanted to make of the Guadeloupe a colony of settlement based on the family small-scale farming and the introduction of volunteers. The latter, from France, were regarded as the first European inhabitants after the Caribbean which lived of an agriculture on denshering and fishing to the bow net.
It is them which they learned the rudiments from tropical agriculture, if different from their area of origin. These Amerindians were marginalized following the integral report/ratio of the two practical ones and they did not follow all the same route. The two enumerations, that of 1664 and that of 1671, reveal the destiny of the ones and others.
From the years 1960, the commune knew major upheavals with the departure of a great number of young people towards the cities and the metropolis.
'ACTRESS AND WITNESS OF THE HISTORY'
Through Bouillante, it is all the history of the Guadeloupe which it is possible to evoke. It is true that apart from the XVII ième century, it seemed to carry out a somewhat marginal existence, that for a surface observer. It is besides striking to note that for much, the commune is the type even district of the end of the world. However, it never remained with the variation of the history.
Each event of importance regional, national or international found its echo with ebullient, which is still true today.
Bouillante is the only commune to have its geothermic factory per hour of clean energies. Isn't it ?

Geography

Bouillante is located in the middle of the Coast-under-the-wind, heart of which the shore bouillantais in draws the symbol. Between the communes of Point-Black, Old man-Inhabitants and Small-Borough, the Caribbean Sea, the Crossing and the National forest. The city is to 25 km of Low-ground, the administrative capital, and to 40 km of Point-with-Clown, the commercial city. The territory also extends on the National park.
'ADVANCED IN AGRICULTURE'
Its volcanic ground allowed the culture of the coffee which was regarded as one of best in the world, cotton, market-gardening products and banana. Vanilla also constituted its richness lasting of long years.
Today, the economy of the commune is centered on tourism. But agriculture, fishing, the craft industry and geothermics are not negligible activities.
'RELIEF FROM SEA TO THE MOUNTAIN'
Bouillante profits from a coast cut out with many handles and bays largely open on the broad one and with the shelter of the winds violent one the such Handle to the Boat. One finds beautiful beaches like those of Small-Handle, Anse with sand, Malendure with his famous coral barrier which lodges prestigious Réserve Cousteau.
To the East, a large mountainous chain crosses the commune in its North-South axis, the national forest. The climax is the Piton of Bouillante.

Geothermics

'HIGH TECHNOLOGY'
Ebullient on its territory the only geothermal power station at high French temperature counts. This technology makes it possible to produce electricity starting from underground hot water. The exploitation is managed by ten people ensuring the operation and the maintenance of the power station.
'TRUE ASSET FOR THE GUADELOUPE'
For the Guadeloupe, the benefit are very important. The power station permanently produces 10% of the inhabitants of Guadeloupe needs in electricity starting from a source renewable, free and available.
The project Bouillante 3 will allow, tomorrow, of new application and outputs new.

High technology

Bouillante has on its territory the only geothermal power station at high French temperature counts. This technology makes it possible to produce electricity starting from underground hot water. The exploitation is managed by ten people ensuring the operation and the maintenance of the power station.
'TRUE ASSET FOR THE GUADELOUPE'
For the Guadeloupe, the benefit are very important. The power station permanently produces 10% of the inhabitants of Guadeloupe needs in electricity starting from a source renewable, free and available.
The project Bouillante 3 will allow, tomorrow, of new application and outputs new.

External links

★ The official website of Bouillante (French version)

★ The tourism and holidays in Guadeloupe, Bouillante (French version)