Petit-Bourg

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Petit-Bourg
Commune
The town hall of Petit-Bourg, designed by architect Ali Tur
The town hall of Petit-Bourg, designed by architect
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Petit-Bourg
Coordinates: 16°11′35″N 61°35′30″W / 16.1931°N 61.5917°W / 16.1931; -61.5917Coordinates: 16°11′35″N 61°35′30″W / 16.1931°N 61.5917°W / 16.1931; -61.5917
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementBasse-Terre
CantonPetit-Bourg and Baie-Mahault-2
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) David Nebor[1]
Area
1
129.88 km2 (50.15 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
24,522
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97118 /97170
Websiteville-petitbourg.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Petit-Bourg is the seventh-largest commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It is located on the east side of the island of Basse-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest metropolitan area in Guadeloupe.

It has many tourist attractions: the Cascade aux Ecrevisse (waterfall), the National Park of Guadeloupe, the Saut de la Lézarde (waterfall), as well as the Kassaverie (cassava/manioc factory) located downtown.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1967 10,342—    
1974 11,948+2.08%
1982 13,078+1.14%
1990 14,867+1.62%
1999 20,528+3.65%
2007 21,283+0.45%
2012 23,782+2.25%
2017 24,277+0.41%
Source: INSEE[3]

Education[]

Public preschools include:[4]

  • Ecole maternelle Carrère
  • Ecole maternelle Albertine Mignard
  • Ecole maternelle Pointe à Bacchus

Public primary include:[4]

  • Ecole primaire Maurice Chovino
  • Ecole primaire Fribert Fessin
  • Ecole primaire Robert Freti
  • Ecole primaire Marie Bilioti de Gage
  • Ecole primaire Hyacinththe Geriac
  • Ecole primaire M-thérèse Lamothe
  • Ecole primaire La Lézarde
  • Ecole maternelle Mayeko Massina
  • Ecole primaire Montébello

Public junior high schools include:[5]

  • Collège Félix Eboue

Public senior high schools include:[5]

See also[]

Statue of Louis Delgrès in Petit-Bourg.

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT."  [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018."  [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.



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