Petit-Canal
Petit-Canal | |
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 The war memorial in Petit-Canal | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe | |
Location of Petit-Canal  | |
| Coordinates: 16°23′00″N 61°29′00″W / 16.3834°N 61.4834°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
| Arrondissement | Pointe-à-Pitre |
| Canton | Petit-Canal |
| Intercommunality | CA Nord Grande-Terre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Blaise Mornal[1] |
| Area 1 | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 8,201 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−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 (French pronunciation: [pəti kanal], literally Little Canal; Guadeloupean Creole: Ti Kannal or Kannal) is a commune in the department of Guadeloupe. Petit-Canal is a coastal commune on Grande-Terre.
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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[3] | ||
Education[edit]
Public preschools and primary schools include:[4]
- 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:[5]
- Collège Maximilien Vrecord
Notable residents[edit]
- Médard Albrand, (1898-1981), politician
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
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