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Gourbeyre | |
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Coordinates: 16°00′N 61°42′W / 16°N 61.7°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
Arrondissement | Basse-Terre |
Canton | Trois-Rivières |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Sud Caraïbe |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Edmond[1] |
Area 1 | 22.52 km2 (8.70 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 7,508 |
• Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 97109 /97113 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gourbeyre (French pronunciation: [ɡuʁbɛʁ]; Guadeloupean Creole: Goubè) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is a suburb of the city of Basse-Terre.
The commune of Gourbeyre was in the past a pivotal point in the defense of Guadeloupe's Basse-Terre Island.