Bâtiments du Camp Jacob, Historical monument and university campus in Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe.

The Camp Jacob buildings form a U around a vast courtyard on the slopes of the Soufrière at 545 metres. The south wing was built from 1872 to 1874, the east wing from 1877 to 1878 and the north wing from 1879 to 1882, with metal gallery structures. The yellow-walled, red-roofed main building has white columns dividing its bays, arched ground-floor openings and a continuous white balcony above. Since 2013 the site has housed the Camp Jacob campus of the Université des Antilles, with the IUT and the literature, languages and human sciences department.

The site was built around 1845 under Governor Gourbeyre as a medical facility where mainland troops could adjust to tropical conditions. It later became a military installation before eventually transforming into a university campus.

The site's name comes from Camp Jacob, the military acclimatisation camp where troops from mainland France were housed. The former kitchen-prison of the camp, Maison Daracq, was sold by the state in 1911 and now serves as Saint-Claude's tourist office; its added upper floor carries a neo-regionalist false half-timbering. In its park, the soldiers' old washhouse became an ornamental pool in 2004.

Visitors should note that the high elevation of 545 meters makes the weather cooler and damper than in lower regions, especially during morning hours. Good footwear is recommended since the terrain is hilly and walkways have varying surfaces.

The elevated location offers views across the Caribbean Sea and the southern coast of Basse-Terre, making it an unexpected vantage point within a university setting. This geographic position connects the academic space with the natural beauty of the island.