Gourbeyre
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Gourbeyre Goubè |
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| region | Guadeloupe |
| Department | Guadeloupe |
| Arrondissement | Basse-Terre |
| Canton | Trois-Rivières |
| Community association | Grand Sud Caraïbe |
| Coordinates | 16 ° 0 ′ N , 61 ° 42 ′ W |
| height | 0-1,397 m |
| surface | 22.52 km 2 |
| Residents | 7,795 (January 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 346 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Post Code | 97113 |
| INSEE code | 97109 |
| Website | www.villegourbeyre.fr |
Gourbeyre ( Guadeloupe Creole : Goubè ) is a municipality with 7795 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe . There is the archive of the department . Gourbeyre is a member of the Grand Sud Caraïbe municipal association .
geography
Gourdeyre is located between the municipalities of Basse-Terre in the west and Trois-Rivières in the east, in the southwest of the island of Basse-Terre in the Caribbean .
history
In the 17th century the place was called Montagne Saint-Charles et du Palmiste (Mount Saint-Charles and Palm Grove), it is believed that with Saint-Charles Charles Houël is meant, who was governor of Guadeloupe from 1643 to 1664. Afterwards the place was called Dos-d'Ane (donkey back), today this is still the name of a district. The present-day parish of Gourbeyre is made up of parts from three places: outer parts of the former parish of Mont-Carmel, the Montagne Saint-Charles et du Palmiste and part of the former parish of Trois-Rivières.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, three Christian orders ruled the region. The Brothers of Mercy of St. John of God lived in Saint-Charles, which they converted into a sugar factory . The Carmelites owned a sugar factory in Dolé and lived in Montagne Saint-Charles et du Palmiste. At that time Dolé still belonged to the village of Trois-Rivières and was named after its military commander. In 1704 the Jesuits bought the Bisdary sugar factory , which was located near Basse-Terre at the foot of the Houëlmont mountain. The religious orders kept African slaves and had acquired particularly good lands through their wealth. This aroused the displeasure of the secular residents and the administration. In 1741, Louis XV regulated of France (1710–1774), the property of the ecclesiastical orders. They were only allowed to own as much land as was necessary to feed 100 slaves. The Jesuit Bisdary sugar factory covered 250 hectares and employed 300 slaves. Therefore, the Jesuits sold Bisdary in 1764 to Thomas Lépreux.
In the course of the French Revolution (1789–1799), the property of the religious orders in Guadeloupe was confiscated. In 1794, slavery was banned in Guadeloupe.
Attractions
- The Center d'Observatoire de la Soufriere is an observatory that was built in 1989. It is about 9 kilometers southwest of the volcano .
- The Marina Rivière-Sens is a marina that offers thalassotherapy , among other things .
- Source chaude de Dolé is a thermal spring in the hamlet of Dolé. The water from the spring is sold as mineral water in Guadeloupe, and you can swim in a specially designed pool.
Personalities
Lucette Michaux-Chevry (* 1929 in Saint-Claude ) is a French politician ( UMP ). She was mayor of Gourbeyre from 1987 to 1995. She was re-elected to the Senate of France in 2004 and was elected Mayor of Basse-Terre in 2008.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Gourbeyre on annuaire-mairie.fr (French) Retrieved November 29, 2009
- ↑ L'Observatoire de la Guadeloupe (French) Retrieved November 30, 2009
- ^ Tourist information on Gourbeyre (French). Retrieved November 30, 2009
- ↑ Lucette Michaux-Chevry on the website of the Senate of France (French). Accessed November 29, 2009