Petit-Bourg

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.

Petit-Bourg
The town hall of Petit-Bourg, designed by architect Ali Tur
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Petit-Bourg
Coordinates: 16°11′35″N 61°35′30″W
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementBasse-Terre
CantonPetit-Bourg and Baie-Mahault-2
Government
  Mayor (20212026) David Nebor[1]
Area
1
129.88 km2 (50.15 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
24,753
  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.

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]

  • LGT Droits de l'Homme

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 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  5. "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.


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