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Petit-Bourg

Coordinates: 16°11′35″N 61°35′30″W / 16.1931°N 61.5917°W / 16.1931; -61.5917
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Petit-Bourg
The town hall of Petit-Bourg, designed by architect Ali Tur
The town hall of Petit-Bourg, designed by architect Ali Tur
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Petit-Bourg
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Coordinates: 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
IntercommunalityCA Nord Basse-Terre
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) David Nebor[1]
Area
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129.88 km2 (50.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
24,272
 • Density190/km2 (480/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 (French pronunciation: [pəti buʁ]; Guadeloupean Creole: Tibou, Ti Bou) 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.

Geography

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Climate

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Petit-Bourg has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Petit-Bourg is 25.3 °C (77.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,732.3 mm (107.57 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C (80.1 °F), and lowest in February, at around 23.5 °C (74.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Petit-Bourg was 33.9 °C (93.0 °F) on 23 September 2005; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 14.2 °C (57.6 °F) on 13 April 2001.

Climate data for Petit-Bourg (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1970−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30.5
(86.9)
32.5
(90.5)
33.6
(92.5)
32.3
(90.1)
33.6
(92.5)
33.0
(91.4)
32.9
(91.2)
33.7
(92.7)
33.9
(93.0)
33.0
(91.4)
32.9
(91.2)
33.1
(91.6)
33.9
(93.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.7
(81.9)
27.6
(81.7)
28.1
(82.6)
28.8
(83.8)
29.4
(84.9)
29.7
(85.5)
29.9
(85.8)
30.5
(86.9)
30.5
(86.9)
30.2
(86.4)
29.4
(84.9)
28.4
(83.1)
29.2
(84.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.8
(74.8)
23.5
(74.3)
23.9
(75.0)
24.8
(76.6)
25.7
(78.3)
26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.2
(79.2)
25.4
(77.7)
24.4
(75.9)
25.3
(77.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6)
19.5
(67.1)
19.7
(67.5)
20.8
(69.4)
22.0
(71.6)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
22.9
(73.2)
22.6
(72.7)
22.2
(72.0)
21.4
(70.5)
20.4
(68.7)
21.5
(70.7)
Record low °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)
15.4
(59.7)
15.9
(60.6)
14.2
(57.6)
16.3
(61.3)
19.5
(67.1)
19.3
(66.7)
19.0
(66.2)
19.5
(67.1)
19.0
(66.2)
17.0
(62.6)
15.8
(60.4)
14.2
(57.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 150.2
(5.91)
112.8
(4.44)
129.0
(5.08)
186.3
(7.33)
287.9
(11.33)
219.2
(8.63)
226.9
(8.93)
243.1
(9.57)
316.2
(12.45)
332.2
(13.08)
318.4
(12.54)
210.1
(8.27)
2,732.3
(107.57)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 18.1 14.9 15.4 16.0 18.2 17.9 19.1 19.5 18.6 21.1 20.2 18.7 217.8
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

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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[4]

Education

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Public preschools include:[5]

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

Public primary include:[5]

  • 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:[6]

  • Collège Félix Eboue

Public senior high schools include:[6]

See also

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Statue of Louis Delgrès in Petit-Bourg.

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Petit-Bourg Duclos-Inra (971)". Meteociel. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ a b "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.