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Deshaies is a district in the Guadeloupe archipelago situated in the north-western part of Basse-Terre island. 

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Its name comes from an ex-military serviceman who was originally from Marie Galante.

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As opposed to the other districts of Guadeloupe, Deshaies was never a sugar intensive land, 

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but rather concentrated its agriculture on cocoa, vanilla, and coffee. 

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Bordering the Caribbean sea facing Montserrat, Deshaies was for a long time a landlocked district. 

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Its only in 1957 that the first road linking it to Pointe-Noire was inaugurated.

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Nowadays, Deshaies is more focused on its tourism development, thanks to its Grande Anse beach, 

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which is one of the most beautiful of the island, and well appreciated by locals and tourists.

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Coluche used to have his private bungalow overlooking the bay of Deshaies and which has been transformed now into a botanical garden. 

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Robert Charlebois used also to have his house on Grande-Anse beach.