Trois-Rivières, Guadeloupe

Commune in Guadeloupe, France

Location of Trois-Rivières

Coordinates: (2020–2026) Jean-Louis Francisque^[1]Area

31.10 km² (12.01 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

7,625 • Density250/km² (640/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)INSEE/Postal code

97132 /97114

Elevation0 m (0 ft)Trois-Rivières Lighthouse

Constructionmasonry towerHeight9 m (30 ft)

Shapemassive tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and light^[3]^[4]Markingswhite tower with green band on the top, green balconyPower sourcemains electricity

Focal height25 m (82 ft)

Range1 nmi (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) (white), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (red), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (green)

CharacteristicIso 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.

Population

Historical population
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]

Twin towns

It is twinned with La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, a town in Loiret, France.

Education

Public preschools and primary schools:^[6]

Ecole primaire Bourg 1 Trois-Rivières
Ecole primaire Bourg 2 Trois-Rivières
Ecole primaire Grand-Anse
Ecole primaire Schoelcher
Ecole maternelle La Plaine
Ecole Bourg 2 de Trois-Rivières

Public junior high schools include:^[7]

Collège Les Roches gravées

References

^ "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.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Guadeloupe". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
^ List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals Atlantic Coast. Retrieved 30 August 2016
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
^ "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018 Archived 2018-03-07 at the Wayback Machine." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.