Désirade (dai-zee-RAHD), coral island (10.5 sq mi/28 sq km), dependency of Guadeloupe dept., Fr. West Indies, 5 mi/8 km ENE of Grande-Terre; 7 mi/11.3 km long, c.1 mi/1.6 km wide. Rises to c.930 ft/283 m. Of little economic importance, it produces some sugarcane, cotton, sisal, and livestock. Coastal fishing. Its principal settlement, Grande-Anse, is W. Sometimes called La Désirade.
