Le Gosier

Le Gosier
Plage de la Datcha, Le Gosier
Plage de la Datcha, Le Gosier
Coat of arms of Le Gosier
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Le Gosier
Map
Coordinates: 16°12′22″N 61°29′39″W / 16.2061°N 61.4942°W / 16.2061; -61.4942
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementPointe-à-Pitre
CantonLe Gosier and Les Abymes-3
IntercommunalityCA La Riviéra du Levant
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Cédric Cornet[1]
Area
1
45.20 km2 (17.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
27,184
 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−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.

Le Gosier (French pronunciation: [lə ɡozje]; Antillean Creole: Gozyé) 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Unité urbaine 2020 de Pointe-à-Pitre-Les Abymes (9A701), INSEE