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, the National Park of Guadeloupe, the Saut de la Lézarde, as well as the Kassaverie located downtown.

Geography

Climate

Petit-Bourg has a tropical rainforest climate. 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.

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:
Public senior high schools include:
  • LGT Droits de l'Homme