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.
History The Hôtel de Ville was completed in around 1932.
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:"LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." . Retrieved on 10 March 2018. 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:"Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018 ." . Retrieved on 10 March 2018. Collège Félix Eboue
Public senior high schools include: LGT Droits de l'Homme
See also Communes of the Guadeloupe department
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