Petit-Bourg

Petit-Bourg
Commune
The town hall of Petit-Bourg, designed by architect Ali Tur

Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
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
Country France
Overseas region and department Guadeloupe
Arrondissement Basse-Terre
Canton Petit-Bourg and Baie-Mahault-2
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Guy Losbar
Area1 129.88 km2 (50.15 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 24,594
 • Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 97118 /97170
Website ville-petitbourg.fr

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.

Education

Public preschools include:[1]

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

Public primary include:[1]

  • 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:[2]

  • Collège Félix Eboue

Public senior high schools include:[2]

  • LGT Droits de l'Homme

See also

Statue of Louis Delgrès in Petit-Bourg.

References

Specific
  1. 1 2 "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.


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