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Gourbeyre is found north of the district, overlooking the “Palmiste” plateau 

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which dominates all of Basse-Terre and from where one can have a panoramic view on the Caribbean sea.

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To its south, one can see the 700 meters high Mount Caribbean,

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and on the top of which can be viewed the “Saintes” on one side, and the city of Basse-Terre on the other.

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At its origin, the district was called “humpback”, due to the uneven difference in heights of its geological soils 

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(between Mount Caribbean and La Soufrière volcano) that links Basse-Terre to Pointe-à-Pitre.