Petit-Bourg
Sign in to savePetit-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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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
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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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.