Trois-Rivières, Guadeloupe

Trois-Rivières is a commune in the overseas department of Guadeloupe, and the chef-lieu of the Canton of Trois-Rivières. It is on the south coast of the island of Basse-Terre. It is surrounded with the towns of Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Vieux-Fort and Gourbeyre.

Trois-Rivières
The harbour of Trois-Rivières
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Trois-Rivières
Coordinates: 15°59′00″N 61°39′00″W
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementBasse-Terre
CantonTrois-Rivières
Government
  MayorHélène Vainqueur-Christophe
Area
1
31.10 km2 (12.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
8,765
  Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97132 /97114
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Trois-Rivières Lighthouse
Guadeloupe
LocationTrois-Rivières
Guadeloupe
France
Coordinates15°58′10.1″N 61°38′47.4″W
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower shapemassive tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and light
Markings / patternwhite tower with green band on the top, green balcony
Tower height9 metres (30 ft)
Focal height25 metres (82 ft)
Light sourcemains power
Rangewhite: 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi)
red: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
green: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
CharacteristicIso WRG
Admiralty numberJ570
NGA number14880
ARLHS numberGUA-010[1][2]

Twin towns

It is twinned with La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, a town in Loiret, France.

Education

Public preschools and primary schools:[3]

  • Ecole primaire Bourg 1 Trois-Rivières
  • Ecole primaire Bourg 2 Trois-Rivières
  • Ecole primaire Grand-Anse
  • Ecole primaire Schoelcher
  • Ecole maternelle La Plaine
  • Ecole Bourg 2 de Trois-Rivières

Public junior high schools include:[4]

  • Collège Les Roches gravées

See also

References

  1. Trois-Rivières The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 August 2016
  2. List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals Atlantic Coast. Retrieved 30 August 2016
  3. "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  4. "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.



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