Le Gosier’s places to visit, starting with Fort Fleur d'Épée
Le Gosier and its surroundings hold 10 attractions, 2 forts and an aquarium. All 15 places to visit on our list are in Le Gosier; none are within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes 2 listed historic monuments. A short walk covers 3, all within 1 km. For a full day, there is Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Guadeloupe de Basse-Terre, 34 km away.
What Le Gosier is known for
Following Fort Fleur d'Épée are a fort, an aquarium and a theme park.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Finding your way
Out at 3.8 km is Fort Louis, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Le Gosier; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
Other sights number 10, châteaux or heritage sites 2.
Dark: in Le Gosier. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
The list is 15 places, all in town.
The 15 places in Le Gosier first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Le Gosier → · Parks and trails in Le Gosier →
Worth the drive
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Guadeloupe de Basse-Terre, 34 km away, is the best known of the 6.
GardenJardin botanique de Deshaies34 km west, in DeshaiesHistoric houseHistoric housePalais du conseil général35 km southwest, in Basse-TerrePlaces within 40 km of Le Gosier with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Le Gosier
What is there to see in Le Gosier?
The first on our list in Le Gosier are Fort Fleur d'Épée, Fort Louis, Aquarium de la Guadeloupe and Créole immersion. We list 15 places in town.
Are there museums in or near Le Gosier?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée costumes et traditions.
Which places in Le Gosier are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Le Gosier are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Fort Fleur d'Épée and Fort Louis.
What well-known places are within a day out of Le Gosier?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Guadeloupe de Basse-Terre (34 km), Fort Delgrès (35 km), Habitation La Grivelière (29 km), Fort Napoléon des Saintes (38 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Le Gosier, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Jardin botanique de Deshaies: myself, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.