Petit-Canal

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
Commune
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
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  (2022)[2]	8,206
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code	97119 /97131
Elevation	0 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

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

• Médard Albrand, (1898-1981), politician

See also

• Communes of the Guadeloupe department