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href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8D%D0%B7%D1%96%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4" title="Дэзірад – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Дэзірад" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9zirad" title="Dézirad – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Dézirad" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade_(pulo)" title="La Désirade (pulo) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="La Désirade (pulo)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade" title="La Désirade – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="La Désirade" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade" title="La Désirade – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="La Désirade" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%B1_%CE%9D%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%B6%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%84_(%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%AF)" title="Λα Ντεζιράντ (νησί) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Λα Ντεζιράντ (νησί)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Deseada" title="La Deseada – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="La Deseada" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9sirade" title="Désirade – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Désirade" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade_(%C3%AEle)" title="La Désirade (île) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="La Désirade (île)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade" title="La Désirade – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="La Désirade" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulau_La_D%C3%A9sirade" title="Pulau La Désirade – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Pulau La Désirade" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade" title="La Désirade – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="La Désirade" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%94_%D7%93%D7%96%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%93" title="לה דזיראד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="לה דזיראד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deziradas" title="Deziradas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Deziradas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B0_%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4" title="Ла Дезирад – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Ла Дезирад" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade" title="La Désirade – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="La Désirade" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E5%B3%B6" title="ラ・デジラード島 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ラ・デジラード島" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B0-%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B3%D3%80%D0%B0%D0%B4" title="Ла-ДезигӀад – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Ла-ДезигӀад" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade" title="La Désirade – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="La Désirade" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade" title="La Désirade – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="La Désirade" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade" title="La Désirade – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="La Désirade" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4" title="Дезирад – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Дезирад" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B0_%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4" title="Ла Дезирад – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Ла Дезирад" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade" title="La Désirade – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="La Désirade" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade" title="La Désirade – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="La Désirade" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade" title="La Désirade – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="La Désirade" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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.ib-islands-country{border-top:1px solid black;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands-country2{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands .infobox-below{text-align:left;border-top:#aaa 1px solid}</style><table class="infobox ib-islands vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">La Désirade</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:ISS034-E-12371_-_View_of_the_Lesser_Antilles_(cropped_to_La_D%C3%A9sirade).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/ISS034-E-12371_-_View_of_the_Lesser_Antilles_%28cropped_to_La_D%C3%A9sirade%29.jpg/260px-ISS034-E-12371_-_View_of_the_Lesser_Antilles_%28cropped_to_La_D%C3%A9sirade%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/ISS034-E-12371_-_View_of_the_Lesser_Antilles_%28cropped_to_La_D%C3%A9sirade%29.jpg/390px-ISS034-E-12371_-_View_of_the_Lesser_Antilles_%28cropped_to_La_D%C3%A9sirade%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/ISS034-E-12371_-_View_of_the_Lesser_Antilles_%28cropped_to_La_D%C3%A9sirade%29.jpg/520px-ISS034-E-12371_-_View_of_the_Lesser_Antilles_%28cropped_to_La_D%C3%A9sirade%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Satellite image of the island</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Guadeloupe_map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Guadeloupe_map.png/250px-Guadeloupe_map.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="268" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Guadeloupe_map.png 1.5x" data-file-width="313" data-file-height="336" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Caribbean_-_La_Desirade.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Caribbean_-_La_Desirade.PNG/250px-Caribbean_-_La_Desirade.PNG" decoding="async" width="250" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Caribbean_-_La_Desirade.PNG/375px-Caribbean_-_La_Desirade.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Caribbean_-_La_Desirade.PNG/500px-Caribbean_-_La_Desirade.PNG 2x" data-file-width="929" data-file-height="606" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Location of La Désirade in the northeast of Guadeloupe</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Geography</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=La_D%C3%A9sirade&params=16_19_6_N_61_03_05_W_type:isle"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">16°19′6″N</span> <span class="longitude">61°03′05″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">16.31833°N 61.05139°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">16.31833; -61.05139</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">70 km<sup>2</sup> (27 sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Administration</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Overseas_department" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas department">Overseas department</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Communes_of_France" title="Communes of France">Commune</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade_(commune)" title="La Désirade (commune)">La Désirade (commune)</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>La Désirade</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">French pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="fr-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/French" title="Help:IPA/French">[la<span class="wrap"> </span>deziʁad]</a></span>; <a href="/wiki/Antillean_Creole" title="Antillean Creole">Guadeloupean Creole</a>: <i lang="gcf">Dézirad</i> or <span title="Guadeloupean Creole French-language text"><i lang="gcf">Déziwad</i></span>) is an island in the <a href="/wiki/French_West_Indies" title="French West Indies">French West Indies</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Lesser_Antilles" title="Lesser Antilles">Lesser Antilles</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a>. It forms part of <a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an <a href="/wiki/Overseas_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas region">overseas</a> <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_France" title="Regions of France">region of France</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Archaeological evidence has been discovered that suggests that an <a href="/wiki/Amerindian" class="mw-redirect" title="Amerindian">Amerindian</a> population lived on La Désirade from the 3rd to the 16th centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spanish_colonization">Spanish colonization</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Spanish colonization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Deseada was the first island sighted by <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Columbus" title="Christopher Columbus">Christopher Columbus</a> in 1493. When he landed there during his second voyage to America, he took possession of the island on behalf of the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Spain" title="Monarchy of Spain">Spanish crown</a>, followed by the island of Marie-Galante. Like other Antillean islands, it served as a hideout for pirates or corsairs who attacked Spanish overseas possessions. </p><p>Some sources indicate that the island owes its name to the relief of the members of Columbus crew who saw the first dry land since leaving the <a href="/wiki/Canary_Islands" title="Canary Islands">Canary Islands</a> of <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>. They cried out: "Oh, desired island"<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> name <i>La Désirade</i><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an adaptation of its historical name in <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a> (<i>La Deseada</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="French_colonization">French colonization</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: French colonization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>La Désirade first belonged to the island of <a href="/wiki/Dominica" title="Dominica">Dominica</a> and then became a dependency of Guadeloupe in 1648, when some cotton plantations were installed. It also served as a hideout for pirates attacking <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Empire" title="Spanish Empire">Spanish overseas</a> territories. Les Galets was a place of exile for the criminals of Grand-Terre and for some nobles of the metropolis. There is a legend of an international adventurer Tybalt Rosembraise born in 1798 in the penal colony to a French dissident and a Carib slave woman. The island of Desirade has had a reputation as a home base for liquor smugglers. In the 18th century, a leper hospital was founded in Baie-Mahault, at the eastern end of the island. The patients suffered difficult living conditions, and this center finally closed its doors in 1952. </p><p>On the few square meters of the "Place du Maire mendiant", named in memory of Joseph Daney de Marcillac, remembered for ''tirelessly'' touring Guadeloupe to finance the reconstruction of the island after the great cyclone of <a href="/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>, stands the church of Notre-Dame du bon secours, flanked by its bell tower and a massive pear tree high altar, the small town hall, the bust of the heroic Victor Schœlcher, the cannons and a monument to the dead in tribute to the deceased former sailors, which recalls the primordial place of fishing in the island's <a href="/wiki/Economy" title="Economy">economy</a>. Every year, on August 16, a fishermen's festival is celebrated with a <a href="/wiki/Procession" title="Procession">procession</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_history">Modern history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Modern history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the government of <a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy" title="Nicolas Sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a>, the opening of the États-Généraux de l'Outre-mer ("General States of the Overseas") was declared. Several study groups were created, one of which dealt with local governance, leading to the conception of a project of institutional modification or a new status for Guadeloupe with or without the emancipation of its remaining dependencies. At the same time, the conferences of the "southern islands" (name of the last dependencies of Guadeloupe) were opened (Marie-Galante, les Saintes and la Désirade). The problems common to these islands were presented in six study groups: equal opportunities, territorial continuity, local governance, local economic development, insertion through activity and tourism. </p><p>At that time, it was proposed that the dependence of these islands of Guadeloupe be eliminated and that the collective of the southern islands of Guadeloupe be integrated into a new entity on the basis of Article 74 of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_France" title="Constitution of France">French Constitution</a>. </p><p>Les Saintes, like Marie-Galante, aspired to the creation of an overseas collectivity for each entity of the southern islands, or the combination of the three dependencies, on the same plan as the former northern islands of Guadeloupe (Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin). Marie-Luce Penchard, a native of Guadeloupe, who joined the government's overseas portfolio on June 23, 2009, and was appointed Minister of <a href="/wiki/Overseas_France" title="Overseas France">Overseas France</a> on November 6, 2009, opposed the initial project of her predecessor and delayed its implementation, which was stalled.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The island remains a dependency of Guadeloupe. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island of La Désirade is located at the eastern end of the <a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupean</a> archipelago, in the <a href="/wiki/Lesser_Antilles" title="Lesser Antilles">Lesser Antilles</a>. It lies about 8 km off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Grande-Terre" title="Grande-Terre">Grande-Terre</a>, which is the eastern half of the island of Guadeloupe. </p><p>The island is 11 km long and 2 km wide; the interior of the island forms a central <a href="/wiki/Plateau" title="Plateau">plateau</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has a land area of 20.64 km<sup>2</sup> (7.97 sq mi) and a population of 1,595 in 2006, with a population density of 77 inh. per km<sup>2</sup> (200 inh. per sq. mile) in 2006. Most residents live in the settlement of Beauséjour (formerly known as Grande-Anse). </p><p>Geologically speaking, La Désirade is the oldest island in the Lesser Antilles with its most ancient rocks, at 145 million years old,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> being found at the easternmost point of the <a href="/wiki/Island" title="Island">island</a>. The beach at Pointe Doublé is frequently visited by geologists who come to examine the basalt and composite rocks, which give the area its striking multi-coloured appearance. The island has its own lapidary, which transforms the rocks found on the island into jewellery and souvenirs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:La_MAIRIE_DE_LA_DESIRADE.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/La_MAIRIE_DE_LA_DESIRADE.jpg/300px-La_MAIRIE_DE_LA_DESIRADE.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/La_MAIRIE_DE_LA_DESIRADE.jpg/450px-La_MAIRIE_DE_LA_DESIRADE.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/La_MAIRIE_DE_LA_DESIRADE.jpg/600px-La_MAIRIE_DE_LA_DESIRADE.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>La Désirade local government building</figcaption></figure> <p>The island of La Désirade forms part of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of France">department</a> of <a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a>, which is one of the five <a href="/wiki/Overseas_departments_and_territories_of_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas departments and territories of France">overseas departments and regions</a> of France. Local administration is carried out by the local <a href="/wiki/Communes_of_France" title="Communes of France">commune</a> (municipality). The commune of <a href="/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade_(commune)" title="La Désirade (commune)">La Désirade</a> also includes the uninhabited <a href="/wiki/Petite_Terre_Islands" title="Petite Terre Islands">Petite Terre Islands</a> which lie nearby. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Energy">Energy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Energy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On La Désirade, which is particularly exposed to trade winds, the first anticyclonic wind farm in the department of Guadeloupe was installed in 1993, with 20 wind turbines of 25 kW each protruding from the Souffleur stretch. These wind turbines could fold up when cyclones approached, thanks to a technique that was tested for the first time on the island. They were subsequently replaced by 6 state-of-the-art wind turbines, less noisy and capable of producing a rated power of 275 kW each in light <a href="/wiki/Wind" title="Wind">winds</a>. </p><p>The second site was located on the heights of the Baie Mahault section: 35 wind turbines of 60 kW. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Electricity" title="Electricity">electricity</a> produced by the La Désirade wind farms is 3.8 mW; it is injected into the Guadeloupe electricity grid via a submarine cable because it far exceeds the consumption of local inhabitants.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Water">Water</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Water"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It was not until 1991 that La Désirade was connected to the water network of mainland Guadeloupe. Previously, the inhabitants used rainwater collected in cisterns and drew water from springs on the island. Since the breakage of the submarine cable supplying electricity to the island by <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Dean" title="Hurricane Dean">Hurricane Dean</a> in August 2007, the municipality tried to improve its autonomy from the mainland. As a result, community cisterns were rehabilitated and individuals were encouraged to install individual <a href="/wiki/Cistern" title="Cistern">cisterns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Lighthouse</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn">La Désirade Lighthouse<span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span class="qs" style="display: none;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://quickstatements.toolforge.org/#/v1=Q3378486%7CP31%7CQ39715"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Commons_to_Wikidata_QuickStatements.svg/20px-Commons_to_Wikidata_QuickStatements.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Commons_to_Wikidata_QuickStatements.svg/30px-Commons_to_Wikidata_QuickStatements.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Commons_to_Wikidata_QuickStatements.svg/40px-Commons_to_Wikidata_QuickStatements.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></span></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Phare_de_la_Pointe-Doubl%C3%A9.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Phare_de_la_Pointe-Doubl%C3%A9.jpg/220px-Phare_de_la_Pointe-Doubl%C3%A9.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="400" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Phare_de_la_Pointe-Doubl%C3%A9.jpg/330px-Phare_de_la_Pointe-Doubl%C3%A9.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Phare_de_la_Pointe-Doubl%C3%A9.jpg/440px-Phare_de_la_Pointe-Doubl%C3%A9.jpg 2x" data-file-width="985" data-file-height="1793" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Pointe Doublé lighthouse in 2009</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 270px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="270" data-height="200" data-zoom="5" data-overlays="["_5d4d776fec31854ee187fce634e44ed1b2da762e"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,5,a,a,270x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&revid=1256096634&groups=_5d4d776fec31854ee187fce634e44ed1b2da762e" width="270" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,5,a,a,270x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&revid=1256096634&groups=_5d4d776fec31854ee187fce634e44ed1b2da762e 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/La_D%C3%A9sirade_(commune)" title="La Désirade (commune)">La Désirade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a>, France <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3378486#P17" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=La_D%C3%A9sirade&params=16.333454_N_61.00556_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">16°20′00″N</span> <span class="longitude">61°00′20″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">16.333454°N 61.00556°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">16.333454; -61.00556</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr style="background:#b9deed;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Tower</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constructed</th><td class="infobox-data">Unknown <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3378486?uselang=en#P571" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction</th><td class="infobox-data">concrete <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3378486?uselang=en#P186" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Automated</th><td class="infobox-data">1972 <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3378486?uselang=en#P793" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">20 m (66 ft) <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3378486?uselang=en#P2048" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Shape</th><td class="infobox-data">triangular prism (tower), hexagonal prism (balcony) <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3378486?uselang=en#P1419" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Markings</th><td class="infobox-data note">white (tower), red (balcony), red (pedestal) <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3378486?uselang=en#P462" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Power source</th><td class="infobox-data">solar power <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3378486?uselang=en#P618" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr style="background:#FAF884;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Light</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Focal height</th><td class="infobox-data">50 m (160 ft) <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3378486?uselang=en#P2923" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Range</th><td class="infobox-data">20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3378486?uselang=en#P2929" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Light_characteristic" title="Light characteristic">Characteristic</a></th><td class="infobox-data note"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="white light flashing twice every 10 seconds">Fl(2) W 10s <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3378486?uselang=en#P1030" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The first lighthouse was constructed in 1933.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was later replaced by a modern concrete lighthouse. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">municipal</a> government of La Désirade launched a bus service called Désirbus in November 2012. Two minibuses (9 and 17 seats) and five drivers run rotations between 5:10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Sundays and holidays included. </p><p>Maritime boats operate from the island to Grande-Terre and, more specifically, to the municipality of Saint-François. And the island is also accessible by <a href="/wiki/Tourist" class="mw-redirect" title="Tourist">tourist</a> planes that can make rotations at the airfield of La Désirade de Grande-Anse, mainly from the Guadeloupe-Polo airport in the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Main_settlements">Main settlements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Main settlements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beauséjour"><span id="Beaus.C3.A9jour"></span>Beauséjour</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Beauséjour"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Village-de-Bausejour-la-Desirade.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Village-de-Bausejour-la-Desirade.jpg/300px-Village-de-Bausejour-la-Desirade.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Village-de-Bausejour-la-Desirade.jpg/450px-Village-de-Bausejour-la-Desirade.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Village-de-Bausejour-la-Desirade.jpg/600px-Village-de-Bausejour-la-Desirade.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Beauséjour</figcaption></figure> <p>The main settlement on the island is the village of Beauséjour, which has a post office, a library, several grocery stores and restaurants, as also the community's church, which is famous for its altar carved out of locally grown pear tree wood. The central square of the village is named ‘La Place du Maire mendiant’ (‘The begging Mayor’s square’), in memory of a beloved local figure. The ‘begging Mayor’ was the nickname given to a former Mayor, Joseph Daney de Marcillac, who, after a terrible fire had destroyed most of the village in 1922, went from door to door in <a href="/wiki/Guadeloupe" title="Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a> begging for funds and building materials in order to rebuild the two primary schools of the village.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Close to the square, one can find a statue of the French abolitionist <a href="/wiki/Victor_Sch%C5%93lcher" title="Victor Schœlcher">Victor Schœlcher</a>, as also a monument in memory of the fishermen who perished at sea and the town hall, built in the style of architect <a href="/wiki/Ali_Tur" title="Ali Tur">Ali Tur</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anse_de_Galets">Anse de Galets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Anse de Galets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This small bay is situated at the westernmost tip of the island, facing the Pointe des Châteaux. Providing the departure point for the colonisation of the island, this cove was also home to all those who were exiled in the 18th century.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flora_and_fauna">Flora and fauna</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Flora and fauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island is in pristine condition, and is partly under the <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9serve_naturelle_nationale_de_La_D%C3%A9sirade" class="mw-redirect" title="Réserve naturelle nationale de La Désirade">Réserve naturelle nationale de La Désirade</a>. It provides a good opportunity to see varied and often rare wildlife. While the arid soil on La Montagne's plateau does not permit cultivation beyond subsistence level, the natural vegetation is amazingly rich and varied. </p><p> Some of the plant species found are the gaïac (<a href="/wiki/Guaiacum_officinale" title="Guaiacum officinale">Guaiacum officinale</a>), the mapou (<a href="/wiki/Myrsine_australis" title="Myrsine australis">Myrsine australis</a>) and the cashew tree (<a href="/wiki/Anacardium_occidentale" class="mw-redirect" title="Anacardium occidentale">Anacardium occidentale</a>), as well as a protected species of cacti called the "tête à l’Anglais" (in reference to its similarity to the Queen's Guards’ bearskin hats). This same region is also inhabited by rare animal species such as a type of robin called a ‘bicloitin’<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, a tropical rodent with glossy brown, orange fur named an ‘<a href="/wiki/Agouti" title="Agouti">agouti</a>’ and the <a href="/wiki/Lesser_Antillean_iguana" title="Lesser Antillean iguana">Lesser Antillean iguana</a>.</p><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Iguana_delicatissima_-_La_D%C3%A9sirade_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Iguana_delicatissima_-_La_D%C3%A9sirade_02.jpg/300px-Iguana_delicatissima_-_La_D%C3%A9sirade_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Iguana_delicatissima_-_La_D%C3%A9sirade_02.jpg/450px-Iguana_delicatissima_-_La_D%C3%A9sirade_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Iguana_delicatissima_-_La_D%C3%A9sirade_02.jpg/600px-Iguana_delicatissima_-_La_D%C3%A9sirade_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1524" data-file-height="1008" /></a><figcaption>Iguana Delicatissima</figcaption></figure> <p>The two islets of Petite Terre (Terre de Bas, the larger of the two, and Terre de Haut) were designated as a natural reserve in 1998. The two islets are separated by a lagoon 200 yards across and are located about seven miles from Désirade, to which they belong administratively. </p><p>In 1974 the lighthouse keeper and his family, the last residents, left Petite Terre due to the automation of the lighthouse. In earlier times, as many as 50 inhabitants lived on the islets. Today this tiny archipelago, surrounded by clear waters and huge coral reefs is inhabited by iguanas (<a href="/wiki/Iguana_delicatissima" class="mw-redirect" title="Iguana delicatissima">Iguana delicatissima</a>), which are native to the Lesser Antilles. </p><p>Petite Terre is home to rare species of birds such as the Least Tern (<a href="/wiki/Sternula_antillarum" class="mw-redirect" title="Sternula antillarum">Sternula antillarum</a>), the American Oystercatcher (<a href="/wiki/Haematopus_palliatus" class="mw-redirect" title="Haematopus palliatus">Haematopus palliatus</a>), as well as various types of sandpipers. Two species of turtle, the Green Sea Turtle (<a href="/wiki/Chelonia_mydas" class="mw-redirect" title="Chelonia mydas">Chelonia mydas</a>) and the Loggerhead Sea Turtle (<a href="/wiki/Caretta_caretta" class="mw-redirect" title="Caretta caretta">Caretta caretta</a>), come to the islets to lay their eggs. Tourism is regulated by the National Office of Forests,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in partnership with the Désiradian association of Ti Tè. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%C3%89glise_Notre-Dame_du_Bon-Secours_de_la_D%C3%A9sirade.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/%C3%89glise_Notre-Dame_du_Bon-Secours_de_la_D%C3%A9sirade.JPG/300px-%C3%89glise_Notre-Dame_du_Bon-Secours_de_la_D%C3%A9sirade.JPG" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/%C3%89glise_Notre-Dame_du_Bon-Secours_de_la_D%C3%A9sirade.JPG/450px-%C3%89glise_Notre-Dame_du_Bon-Secours_de_la_D%C3%A9sirade.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/%C3%89glise_Notre-Dame_du_Bon-Secours_de_la_D%C3%A9sirade.JPG/600px-%C3%89glise_Notre-Dame_du_Bon-Secours_de_la_D%C3%A9sirade.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="3216" /></a><figcaption>Our Lady of Good Help Church (Notre-Dame du Bon-Secours)</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Festivals">Festivals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The annual Sailors’ Commemorative Ceremony is held on 16 August. A large <a href="/wiki/Procession" title="Procession">procession</a> is taken out, in which <i>Le Vétéran</i>, a model boat normally kept in the town's church (Notre Dame de l’Assomption), is paraded all around Beauséjour. Though the ceremony itself is only for a day, the days leading up to and following it are normally festive too, with parades and parties. People from all over Guadeloupe and <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_France" title="Metropolitan France">Metropolitan France</a> come over to the island to partake in the event. </p><p>Every year the "Goat Festival" (Fête du Cabri) takes place during the Easter weekend. Based around a celebration of the island's favourite food, various concerts, productions and programmes are held across the isle. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cuisine">Cuisine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Cuisine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island is renowned for its fresh seafood, much of which goes straight from the <a href="/wiki/Fishing_vessel" title="Fishing vessel">fishing boats</a> to the local restaurants. Furthermore, the lobsters and shellfish which are plentiful on Désirade are becoming increasingly rare in Guadeloupe as a whole. There are also many traditional goat recipes, including curries and stews, which make up a large part of the island's cuisine. As for desserts, the <a href="/wiki/Cashew" title="Cashew">cashew</a> fruit is a particular speciality which can be consumed on its own, with ice-cream or in rum-based drinks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Monuments_and_tourist_sites">Monuments and tourist sites</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Monuments and tourist sites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The national nature reserve of the Petite-Terre islands<figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Plage_de_Beaus%C3%A9jour_%C3%A0_La_D%C3%A9sirade.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Plage_de_Beaus%C3%A9jour_%C3%A0_La_D%C3%A9sirade.jpg/300px-Plage_de_Beaus%C3%A9jour_%C3%A0_La_D%C3%A9sirade.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Plage_de_Beaus%C3%A9jour_%C3%A0_La_D%C3%A9sirade.jpg/450px-Plage_de_Beaus%C3%A9jour_%C3%A0_La_D%C3%A9sirade.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Plage_de_Beaus%C3%A9jour_%C3%A0_La_D%C3%A9sirade.jpg/600px-Plage_de_Beaus%C3%A9jour_%C3%A0_La_D%C3%A9sirade.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Beach of Beauséjour in La Désirade</figcaption></figure></li> <li>The Pointe Doublé lighthouse</li> <li>The former Pointe Doublé meteorological station (listed <a href="/wiki/Historical_monument" class="mw-redirect" title="Historical monument">historical monument</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The marine cemetery of Beauséjour</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Beaches" class="mw-redirect" title="Beaches">beaches</a> of Grande-Anse, Souffleur and Baie-Mahault.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Ruins" title="Ruins">ruins</a> of the leper colony and the old cotton mill.</li> <li>The church of Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours, built in 1754 and modified after the cyclones of 1899 and 1928. A bell tower and two chapels were added in 1935. Inside, the altar is made of rough pear wood.</li> <li>The catholic <a href="/wiki/Chapel" title="Chapel">chapel</a> of Notre-Dame-du-Calvaire, built in 1905. Last stop of the Way of the Cross, the place offers a unique view of the Désirade and the surrounding islands.</li> <li>Several spaces with panoramic views around the island and the cliffs of the north coast.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=La_D%C3%A9sirade&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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