Le Gosier 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.[2]
Le Gosier | |
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Commune | |
Plage de la Datcha, Le Gosier | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe | |
Location of Le Gosier ![]() | |
| Coordinates: 16°12′22″N 61°29′39″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 |
| Area 1 | 45.20 km2 (17.45 sq mi) |
| Population | 26,489 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/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. | |
| 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[3] | ||
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