Le Gosier

Le Gosier

Plage de la Datcha, Le Gosier

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Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Coordinates: 16°12′22″N 61°29′39″W / 16.2061°N 61.4942°WCoordinates: 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 1st Canton / Le Gosier 2nd Canton
Government
  Mayor Jean-Pierre Dupont
Area1 45.2 km2 (17.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)2 27,700
  Density 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Le Gosier is the third most populated 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 is part of the urban area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest conurbation in Guadeloupe.

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