Petit-Bourg

Petit-Bourg
Commune
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
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Guadeloupe
Arrondissement	Basse-Terre
Canton	Petit-Bourg and Baie-Mahault-2
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Guy Losbar
Area 1	129.88 km2 (50.15 sq mi)
Population  (2013)	24,594
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)
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.

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:

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

Public primary include:

• 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:

• Collège Félix Eboue

Public senior high schools include:

• LGT Droits de l'Homme

See also

• Communes of the Guadeloupe department

Statue of Louis Delgrès in Petit-Bourg.

References

• INSEE

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