La Désirade (commune)
Appearance
La Désirade | |
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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 |
Area 1 | 21.12 km2 (8.15 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 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. |
La Désirade 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.
The administrative centre of the commune is the settlement of Beauséjour on the island of La Désirade.
Education
Public preschools and primary schools include:[2]
- Ecole primaire Beauséjour
- Ecole maternelle Baie-Mahault
- Ecole maternelle Louis Adrien Thionville
Public junior high schools include:[3]
- Collège Maryse Condé
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). 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." Académie de la Guadeloupe . Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
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