Goyave

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Goyave

|commune status = Commune

|image = Plage Sainte-Claire à Goyave.JPG

|caption = Sainte-Claire Beach to the south of Goyave

|map = Locator map of Goyave 2018.png

|map caption = Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe

|arrondissement = Basse-Terre

|canton = Petit-Bourg

|INSEE = 97114

|postal code = 97128

|mayor = Ferdy Louisy{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Nord Basse-Terre

|coordinates = {{coord|16.13|-61.57|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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|area km2 = 59.91

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Goyave ({{IPA|fr|ɡwajav}}, unlike goyave {{IPA|fr|ɡɔjav|}}; {{langx|gcf|label=Guadeloupean Creole|Gwayav|italic=no}}) is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles. It is part of the urban area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest metropolitan area in Guadeloupe.

History

The parish of Goyave was founded in 1684 under the name of “Sainte-Anne de la petite rivière à Goyave” (Saint Anne of the little river at Guava). Guavas that grow abundantly beside the rivers in this area led the town to adopt its name. Slave labor was commonly used here, when slavery was legal in France, and there were many public executions of rebel slaves here.{{citation needed|date=February 2010}}

Geography

Goyave is located on the eastern part of Basse-Terre Island and the southern section of Goyave is near the Goyave River. Goyave is near Pointe de la Riviere a Goyave and Goyave stretches out along the coast of Petit Cul de Sac Marin. Goyave is on very fertile soil.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-97114#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

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|1967 |3120

|1974 |2588

|1982 |2919

|1990 |3652

|1999 |5060

|2007 |7661

|2012 |8079

|2017 |7555

}}

Economy

The commune gets its name from the large numbers of guava trees (goyave is the French for guava), which run alongside the river flowing from the mountain. In agriculture, the sugar cane culture has been replaced by bananas and by aquaculture.

Sights

The Moreau Falls
The water garden in Blonzac
The Dull One in Louis
The Sand Handle
Ilet Fortune
The beach of Holy Claire
The Orchard of 1000 Fruits
The village O Ti Bouboul (including the agritouristic site, the “magic forest of Moreau”)

Education

Public preschools and primary schools include:"[http://www.ac-guadeloupe.fr/sites/default/files/liste_des_ecoles_publiques_et_privees_sous_contrat.pdf LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT]." {{ill|Académie de la Guadeloupe|fr}}. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.

Ecole primaire François Auguste
Ecole primaire Groupe scolaire de Bois-Sec{{Cite web |title=Administrations and public services of the commune of Goyave |url=https://missionfranceguichet.fr/en/administrations-education-commune-goyave-971#education-admin-primary |website=MISSION FRANCE Guichet}}
Ecole maternelle Bourg Goyave

Public junior high schools include:"[http://www.ac-guadeloupe.fr/sites/default/files/documents/www_etablissements_du_2nd_degre_public_2017-2018.pdf Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307035501/http://www.ac-guadeloupe.fr/sites/default/files/documents/www_etablissements_du_2nd_degre_public_2017-2018.pdf |date=2018-03-07 }}." {{ill|Académie de la Guadeloupe|fr}}. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.

Collège Matéliane

References

Category:Communes of Guadeloupe