Petit-Canal

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Petit-Canal
The war memorial in Petit-Canal
The war memorial in Petit-Canal
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Coordinates: 16°23′00″N 61°29′00″W / 16.3834°N 61.4834°W / 16.3834; -61.4834Coordinates: 16°23′00″N 61°29′00″W / 16.3834°N 61.4834°W / 16.3834; -61.4834
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementPointe-à-Pitre
CantonPetit-Canal
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Blaise Mornal
Area
1
72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97119 /97131
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Petit-Canal is a commune in the department of Guadeloupe. Petit-Canal is a coastal commune on Grande-Terre.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1967 5,887—    
1974 5,826−0.15%
1982 5,843+0.04%
1990 6,590+1.52%
1999 7,752+1.82%
2007 8,243+0.77%
2012 8,005−0.58%
2017 8,220+0.53%
Source: INSEE[1]

Education

Public preschools and primary schools include:[2]

  • Ecole primaire Albertine Borel
  • Ecole primaire Félicité Coline
  • Ecole primaire Alice Delacroix
  • Ecole primaire Sainte Geneviève
  • Ecole maternelle Amédée Fengarol

Public junior high schools include:[3]

  • Collège Maximilien Vrecord

See also

References