La Désirade (French pronunciation: [la deziʁad]; Guadeloupean Creole: Dézirad or Déziwad) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. The commune of La Désirade is made up of the island of La Désirade and the uninhabited Petite Terre Islands located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of it.
La Désirade | |
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 The village of Beauséjour in the commune of La Désirade | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe | |
Location of La Désirade  | |
| Coordinates: 16°18′10″N 61°04′31″W / 16.3028°N 61.0753°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
| Arrondissement | Pointe-à-Pitre |
| Canton | Saint-François |
| Intercommunality | CA La Riviéra du Levant |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Loïc Tonton[1] |
| Area 1 | 21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,391 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97110 /97127 |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Beauséjour on the island of La Désirade.
Education edit
Public preschools and primary schools include:[3]
- Ecole primaire Beauséjour
- Ecole maternelle Baie-Mahault
- Ecole maternelle Louis Adrien Thionville
Public junior high schools include:[4]
- Collège Maryse Condé
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018 Archived 2018-03-07 at the Wayback Machine." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
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