Trois-Rivières | |
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Coordinates: 15°59′00″N 61°39′00″W / 15.9833°N 61.65000°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
Arrondissement | Basse-Terre |
Canton | Trois-Rivières |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Sud Caraïbe |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Francisque [1] |
Area 1 | 31.10 km2 (12.01 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 7,625 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 ( AST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
97132 /97114 |
Trois-Rivières Lighthouse | |
Construction | masonry tower |
Height | 9 m (30 ft) |
Shape | massive tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and light [3] [4] |
Markings | white tower with green band on the top, green balcony |
Power source | mains electricity |
Focal height | 25 m (82 ft) |
Range | 1 nmi (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) (white), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (red), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (green) |
Characteristic | Iso WRG |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Trois-Rivières (French: [tʁwɑ ʁivjɛʁ]; literally "Three Rivers"; Guadeloupean Creole: Twarivyè) is a commune in the overseas department of Guadeloupe, and the chef-lieu of the Canton of Trois-Rivières. It is on the south coast of the island of Basse-Terre. It is surrounded with the towns of Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Vieux-Fort and Gourbeyre.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1967 | 9,268 | — |
1974 | 8,869 | −0.63% |
1982 | 8,094 | −1.14% |
1990 | 8,556 | +0.70% |
1999 | 8,738 | +0.23% |
2007 | 8,884 | +0.21% |
2012 | 8,714 | −0.39% |
2017 | 8,124 | −1.39% |
Source: INSEE [5] |
It is twinned with La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, a town in Loiret, France.
Public preschools and primary schools: [6]
Public junior high schools include: [7]
Trois-Rivières | |
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Coordinates: 15°59′00″N 61°39′00″W / 15.9833°N 61.65000°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Guadeloupe |
Arrondissement | Basse-Terre |
Canton | Trois-Rivières |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Sud Caraïbe |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Francisque [1] |
Area 1 | 31.10 km2 (12.01 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 7,625 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 ( AST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
97132 /97114 |
Trois-Rivières Lighthouse | |
Construction | masonry tower |
Height | 9 m (30 ft) |
Shape | massive tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and light [3] [4] |
Markings | white tower with green band on the top, green balcony |
Power source | mains electricity |
Focal height | 25 m (82 ft) |
Range | 1 nmi (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) (white), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (red), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (green) |
Characteristic | Iso WRG |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Trois-Rivières (French: [tʁwɑ ʁivjɛʁ]; literally "Three Rivers"; Guadeloupean Creole: Twarivyè) is a commune in the overseas department of Guadeloupe, and the chef-lieu of the Canton of Trois-Rivières. It is on the south coast of the island of Basse-Terre. It is surrounded with the towns of Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Vieux-Fort and Gourbeyre.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1967 | 9,268 | — |
1974 | 8,869 | −0.63% |
1982 | 8,094 | −1.14% |
1990 | 8,556 | +0.70% |
1999 | 8,738 | +0.23% |
2007 | 8,884 | +0.21% |
2012 | 8,714 | −0.39% |
2017 | 8,124 | −1.39% |
Source: INSEE [5] |
It is twinned with La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, a town in Loiret, France.
Public preschools and primary schools: [6]
Public junior high schools include: [7]