Grand-Bassam

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Grand-Bassam
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Colonial house in Grand-Bassam
Grand-Bassam Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°12′N 3°44′W / 5.200°N 3.733°W / 5.200; -3.733[1]
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Comoé
Region	Sud-Comoé
Department	Grand-Bassam
Area
• Total	127 km2 (49 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[3]
• Total	124,567
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
• Town	74,671[2]
	(2014 census)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Historic Town of Grand-Bassam
Criteria	Cultural: (iii), (iv)
Reference	1322rev
Inscription	2012 (36th Session)
Area	109.89 ha (0.4243 sq mi)
Buffer zone	552.39 ha (2.1328 sq mi)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Grand Bassam
Designated	18 October 2005
Reference no.	1583[4]

Grand-Bassam (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ basam]) is a town in southeastern Ivory Coast, lying east of Abidjan. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Grand-Bassam Department; it is also a commune. During the late 19th century, Grand-Bassam was briefly the French colonial capital of Ivory Coast. Because of its outstanding examples of colonial architecture and town-planning, and the juxtaposition of the colonial town with a traditional Nzema village, the historic center of Grand-Bassam was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012.^[5]

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Grand-Bassam was 124,567.^[3]