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Le Gosier (; ) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...
, in the
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. It is located on the south side of the island of
Grande-Terre Grande Terre or Grande-Terre (, French for "large land") is a generic term used in French to designate the main island of any given archipelago. As a specific toponym, it may refer to the following: * Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, the eastern half of ...
and part of the
urban unit In France, an urban unit () is a statistical area defined by INSEE, the French national statistics office, for the measurement of contiguously built-up areas. According to the INSEE definition , an "unité urbaine" is a commune alone or a grou ...
of
Pointe-à-Pitre Pointe-à-Pitre (; , , or simply , ) is the second most populous commune of Guadeloupe (after Les Abymes). Guadeloupe is an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a ''Subprefectu ...
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Les Abymes Les Abymes (; ) is the most populous commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the west side of the island of Grande-Terre, and is part of the largest metropolitan area of Gua ...
, the largest
conurbation A conurbation is a region consisting of a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most ...
in Guadeloupe.Unité urbaine 2020 de Pointe-à-Pitre-Les Abymes (9A701)
INSEE


Population


Education

Public preschools include:LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT
" . Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
* 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: * 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:Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018
" . Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
* Collège Edmond Bambuck Public senior high schools include: * LDM de l'Hôtellerie et de Tourisme Archipel Guadeloupe


Sport

AS Gosier AS Gosier is a professional football club of Guadeloupe, based in the town of Le Gosier Le Gosier (; ) is a communes of France, commune in the overseas departments and regions of France, French overseas region and overseas departments of France, ...
is the local
football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
club and plays in the top division of
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...
, the Guadeloupe Division of Honour.


Notable people

* Léopold Hélène (1926–2012), politician


See also

*
Communes of the Guadeloupe department The following is a list of the 32 Communes of France, communes of the Guadeloupe overseas department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):


References


External links

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Communes of Guadeloupe {{Guadeloupe-geo-stub