Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe

Coordinates: 16°20′00″N 61°42′00″W / 16.3333°N 61.70000°W / 16.3333; -61.70000
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Sainte-Rose
Clugny Beach at Sainte-Rose
Clugny Beach at Sainte-Rose
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Sainte-Rose
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Coordinates: 16°20′00″N 61°42′00″W / 16.3333°N 61.70000°W / 16.3333; -61.70000
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementBasse-Terre
CantonSainte-Rose-1 and 2
IntercommunalityCA Nord Basse-Terre
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Adrien Baron[1]
Area
1
118.60 km2 (45.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
17,630
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97129 /97115
Elevation0–758 m (0–2,487 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Rose (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ʁoz]; Guadeloupean Creole: Sentwòz) is a commune in the department of Guadeloupe. It is the second largest commune of Guadeloupe, in terms of area, after Petit-Bourg. Sainte-Rose lies on the coast of the island of Basse-Terre.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1967 11,624—    
1974 12,050+0.52%
1982 12,299+0.26%
1990 13,995+1.63%
1999 17,574+2.56%
2007 19,738+1.46%
2012 20,379+0.64%
2017 19,162−1.22%
Source: INSEE[3]

Education[edit]

Public preschools include:[4]

  • Ecole maternelle Archelon
  • Ecole maternelle Bourg 1 Ste-Rose
  • Ecole maternelle Bourg 2
  • Ecole maternelle Beauperthuy Daniel
  • Ecole maternelle La Boucan
  • Ecole maternelle Madame
  • Ecole maternelle Viard

Public primary schools include:[4]

  • Ecole primaire Bis Cadet
  • Ecole primaire La Boucan
  • Ecole primaire Bourg 1 Ste-Rose
  • Ecole primaire Bourg 2 Ste- Rose
  • Ecole primaire Duzer
  • Ecole primaire Reimonenq Joseph
  • Ecole primaire Madame
  • Ecole primaire Morne Rouge
  • Ecole primaire Morne Zizi

Public junior high schools include:[5]

  • Collège Bébel
  • Collège Bois Rada

Public senior high schools include:[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ a b "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.