Goyave
Sign in to saveGoyave (, unlike goyave ; ) 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.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Goyave
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Plage Sainte-Claire à Goyave.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Sainte-Claire Beach to the south of Goyave
- French commune.map
- Locator map of Goyave 2018.png
- French commune.map caption
- Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
- French commune.arrondissement
- Basse-Terre
- French commune.canton
- Petit-Bourg
- French commune.INSEE
- 97114
- French commune.postal code
- 97128
- French commune.mayor
- Ferdy Louisy
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Goyave
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Basse-Terre
- Population
- +7565
- Area
- +59.91
- Capital of
- canton of Goyave
- Shares border with
- Vieux-Habitants
- Official website
- villedegoyave.fr/fr
- Image
- Plage Sainte-Claire à Goyave.JPG
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- Economy
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Goyave (, unlike goyave ; ) 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.