Le Gosier | |
|---|---|
 Plage de la Datcha, Le Gosier | |
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 Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe | |
Location of Le Gosier | |
| 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 | 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. | |
Le Gosier (French pronunciation: [lə ɡozje]; Guadeloupean 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]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Public 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]
- LDM de l'Hôtellerie et de Tourisme Archipel Guadeloupe
Sport
AS Gosier is the local football club and plays in the top division of Guadeloupe, the Guadeloupe Division of Honour.
Notable people
- Léopold Hélène (1926–2012), politician
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". 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
- 1 2 "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
- 1 2 "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
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