La Rosette

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La Rosette
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La Rosette
Location of La Rosette
Coordinates: 16°20′19″N61°22′42″W / 16.33861°N 61.37833°W / 16.33861; -61.37833
Country France
Department Guadeloupe
Arrondissement Grande-Terre
Commune Le Moule

La Rosette is a settlement in the commune of Le Moule in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It is located on the island of Grande-Terre in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. It is the site of the Edgar Clerc Archeological Museum, which exhibits Amerindian artifacts from the pre-Columbian era collected from the region.

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Geography

La Rosette is a settlement on the island of Grande-Terre. It is part of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, located in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. It is located to the west of Lemercier and to the south of Palais-Sainte-Marguerite. [1] [2] It is part of the commune of Le Moule, which is spread over an area of 82 km2 (32 sq mi) on the eastern part of the island, and had a population of 22,24 inhabitants in 2024. [3]

La Rosette has a tropical rainforest climate as per the Köppen climate classification. [1] The settlement has an average elevation of 37 m (121 ft). [2]

The settlement is connected with downtown Le Moule via the D123 and N5 roads. The highway D123 extends from the settlement towards Pointe de la Grande Vigie. [4] It consists of several inland lakes, coves, streams, and beaches along the coast. Several coral reefs straddle across the surrounding waters. [2]

Edgar Clerc museum

La Rosette is the site of the Edgar Clerc Archeological Museum. [5] The museum building is built in a distinct architectural style, and is surrounded by a large park. The museum exhibits various Arawak and Carib artifacts from the Lesser Antilles. [4] [6] These Amerindian artifacts date to the pre-Columbian era and were collected by Edgar Clerc from the surrounding areas and islands. [7] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "La Rosette". Mineral data. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "La Rosette". Geo view. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Guadeloupe". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 Lynne Sullivan (2008). Guadeloupe Alive. Hunter Publishing. p. 58. ISBN   978-1-588-43709-9.
  5. ↑ Caribbean Islands. Footprint Handbooks. 2002. p. 654.
  6. ↑ Isabelle Jullien; Philippe Scali (1996). À la Guadeloupe. Hachette. p. 102. ISBN   978-2-706-28338-3.
  7. ↑ Kay Showker (February 2004). Caribbean Ports of Call: A Guide for Today's Cruise Passengers. Globe Pequot Press. p. 171. ISBN   978-0-7627-2823-7.
  8. ↑ Alfred Neumann (1986). The Caribbean: The Lesser Antilles. Nelles. p. 135. ISBN   978-3-88618-112-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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