The economical capital of the island, counting with its neighbouring parrishes about 100 000 inhabitants. Its name comes from "Pointe à Peter", the wharf of a fisherman named Peter, who settled there in the 17th century. After having been an English possession for a short period, Guadeloupe became a French territory in the 18th century, when he city grew important partly owing to the freebooters having their headquarters there. The city had been destroyed several times (earthquake, burning, hurricane), therefore little old houses and no architectural uniformity are to be found. Nowadays it is a very animated town, at daytime and on workdays. Big holiday cruiseships stop every day at the city port. Several industrial areas have been created (Raizet with the island's airport, Jarry at Baie Mahault hosting the commercial harbour.
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