Pointe-Noire is a commune located on the northwest coast of Basse-Terre, the larger of the two main islands that make up Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. The commune is situated in the Guadeloupe region of the French West Indies.
As a commune in Guadeloupe, Pointe-Noire is part of the French administrative system and benefits from the legal and economic framework of French overseas territories. The commune's position on the northwest coast of Basse-Terre places it within a region characterized by the island's mountainous interior and volcanic landscape, typical of the eastern Caribbean islands.