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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.

It has many tourist attractions: the Cascade aux écrevisses (waterfall), the National Park of Guadeloupe, the Saut de la Lézarde (waterfall), as well as the Kassaverie (cassava/manioc factory) located downtown.

Geography

Climate

Petit-Bourg has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Petit-Bourg is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Petit-Bourg was on 23 September 2005; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 13 April 2001.

Population

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

References