Grand-Bourg

Grand-Bourg
A view of Grand-Bourg, on Marie-Galante
A view of Grand-Bourg, on Marie-Galante
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Grand-Bourg
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Coordinates: 15°53′N 61°19′W / 15.88°N 61.32°W / 15.88; -61.32
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementPointe-à-Pitre
CantonMarie-Galante
IntercommunalityCC Marie-Galante
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maryse Etzol[1]
Area
1
55.54 km2 (21.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,741
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97112 /97112
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Grand-Bourg, also known as Grand-Bourg de Marie-Galante (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ buʁ maʁi ɡalɑ̃t], Antillean Creole: Gwanbou Mawigalant or Granbou Marigalant), is a commune on the island of Marie-Galante, in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles, Caribbean. It is located in the southwest of Marie-Galante, and is the most populous of the three communes on the island.

Grand-Bourg hosts the headquarters of the communal association of Marie-Galante. The Marie-Galante Airfield is located in Grand-Bourg.

  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.