Petit-Bourg
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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.
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Petit-Bourg is a commune in France, situated within the arrondissement of Basse-Terre and the canton of Goyave in Guadeloupe. It serves as the capital of the canton of Petit-Bourg. The municipality borders Baie-Mahault, Bouillante, Goyave, and Lamentin. Its postal code is 97170, and it operates in the UTC−04:00 time zone.
The area of Petit-Bourg is 129.88. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 24,753 residents and another citing 24,994. The male population is recorded as 11,414, while the female population is 12,863. The elevation is noted as either 2 or 7. The official name is Petit-Bourg, and it is associated with the electoral districts of the canton of Petit-Bourg and the canton of Baie-Mahault-2.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Petit-Bourg is referenced by 95 other articles, and connects out to Guadeloupe, overseas department and region of France and France.
It is catalogued under the topic Communes of Guadeloupe.
Its subject is documented across 38 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Petit-Bourg
- Region
- Guadeloupe
- Country
- France
- Population
- 24,994
- Timezone
- America/Guadeloupe
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Petit-Bourg
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Mairie de Petit-Bourg.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall of Petit-Bourg, designed by architect Ali Tur
- French commune.map
- Petit-Bourg.png
- French commune.map caption
- Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
- French commune.arrondissement
- Basse-Terre
- French commune.canton
- Petit-Bourg and Baie-Mahault-2
- French commune.INSEE
- 97118
- French commune.postal code
- 97170
- French commune.mayor
- David Nebor
- French commune.term
- 2021–2026
- French commune.website
- ville-petitbourg.fr
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Nord Basse-Terre
- French commune.area km2
- 129.88
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Petit-Bourg
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Basse-Terre
- Population
- 24665
- Area
- 129.88
- Time zone
- UTC−04:00
- Shares border with
- Vieux-Habitants
- Official website
- www.ville-petitbourg.fr
- Image
- Mairie de Petit-Bourg.JPG
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- Commons category
- Petit-Bourg
- postal code
- 97170
- male population
- 11414
- female population
- 12863
- P8168
- Karszewo
- associated electoral district
- canton of Baie-Mahault-2
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-90-95-38-00
- fax number
- +33-5-90-95-69-43
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- Population
- Education
- See also
- References
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Petit-Bourg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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