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.

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
Location of Petit-Canal
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Coordinates: 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
IntercommunalityCA Nord Grande-Terre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Blaise Mornal[1]
Area
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72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,201
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97119 /97131
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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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[3]

Education

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.