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» This article is about the island of La Désirade. For the administrative commune which includes the island, see La Désirade (commune).
La Désirade is an island in the
French overseas région and
département of
Guadeloupe, in the
Lesser Antilles.
It has a land area of 20.64 km² (7,97 sq. miles) and a population of 1,620 in
1999 (down from 1,682 in
1974), with a population density of 78 inh. per km² (203 inh. per sq. mile) in 1999. Most residents live in the settlement of
Beauséjour.
Geography
The island is located about 8 km off the coast of
Grande-Terre, the eastern half of the island of Guadeloupe. Its coordinates are . La Désirade is 11 km long and 2 km wide.
Administration
Administratively speaking, the island of La Désirade is part of the
commune (municipality) of
La Désirade which also includes the uninhabited
Petite Terre Islands.
History
La Désirade was discovered in 1493 by
Christopher Columbus on his second voyage, and was the site of a
leper colony until
1958.
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