Grande-Anse () is a ''quartier'' of
Terre-de-Haut Island
Terre-de-Haut Island (; ; also formerly known as ''Petite Martinique'') is the easternmost island in the ﾃ四es des Saintes, part of the archipelago of Guadeloupe. Like name of neighboring Terre-de-Bas Island, name Terre-de-Haut comes from the m ...
, located in
ﾃ四es des Saintes
The ﾃ四es des Saintes (; ), also known as Les Saintes (, ), is a group of small islands in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. It is part of the Canton of Trois-Riviﾃｨres and is divided into two communes: Terre- ...
archipelago in the
Caribbean
The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...
. It is located in the eastern part of the island. The cemetery and the airport's terminal of Terre-de-Haut Island are located on this village. It is also the largest beach of the island. The fire department station is inside the airport area. Lot of rental cottage are present in Grande-Anse.
To See
*"Grande Anse" beach: A long gold sand beaches, agitated because of its location exposed to the Trade wind. It is frequented by surfers.
*The cemetery: It a catholic cemetery with white graves and black crucifix. Conch shells decorate some of the graves.
Notes
Populated places in ﾃ四es des Saintes
Quartiers of ﾃ四es des Saintes
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