Le Gosier (French pronunciation: [lə ɡozje]; Antillean Creole: Gozyé) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the south side of the island of Grande-Terre and part of the urban unit of Pointe-à-Pitre-Les Abymes, the largest conurbation in Guadeloupe.[3]
Le Gosier | |
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Plage de la Datcha, Le Gosier | |
![]() Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe | |
Coordinates: 16°12′22″N 61°29′39″W / 16.2061°N 61.4942°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
Arrondissement | Pointe-à-Pitre |
Canton | Le Gosier and Les Abymes-3 |
Intercommunality | CA La Riviéra du Levant |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Cédric Cornet[1] |
Area 1 | 45.20 km2 (17.45 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 27,184 |
• Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 97113 /97190 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1967 | 13,025 | — |
1974 | 13,906 | +0.94% |
1982 | 15,381 | +1.27% |
1990 | 20,688 | +3.77% |
1999 | 25,360 | +2.29% |
2007 | 27,193 | +0.88% |
2012 | 26,613 | −0.43% |
2017 | 26,783 | +0.13% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Education
editPublic preschools include:[5]
- Ecole maternelle Marcel Armantine
- Ecole maternelle Maryse Pierre Justin Borel
- Ecole maternelle Alexis Eugène
- Ecole maternelle Grand Bois
- Ecole maternelle Armand Lazard
Public primary schools include:[5]
- Ecole primaire Lazare Armand
- Ecole primaire Gillot Augustin
- Ecole primaire Marcel Georges
- Ecole primaire Lantin Germaine
- Ecole primaire Pater Hildevert
- Ecole primaire Moinet Klébert
- Ecole primaire Pliane
- Ecole primaire Jasor Saturnin
- Ecole primaire Rollon Suzanne
- Ecole primaire Thénard Turenne
Public junior high schools include:[6]
- Collège Edmond Bambuck
Public senior high schools include:[6]
Sport
editAS Gosier is the local football club and plays in the top division of Guadeloupe, the Guadeloupe Division of Honour.
Notable people
edit- Léopold Hélène (1926–2012), politician
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Unité urbaine 2020 de Pointe-à-Pitre-Les Abymes (9A701), INSEE
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ a b "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe . Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe . Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
External links
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