Trois-Rivières | |
---|---|
The harbour of Trois-Rivières
|
|
![]() Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe |
|
Coordinates: 15°59′00″N 61°39′00″W / 15.9833°N 61.65000°WCoordinates: 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 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hélène Vainqueur-Christophe |
Area1 | 31.10 km2 (12.01 sq mi) |
Population (2013)2 | 8,765 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 97132 / 97114 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Guadeloupe
|
|
Location | Trois-Rivières Guadeloupe France |
---|---|
Coordinates | 15°58′10.1″N 61°38′47.4″W / 15.969472°N 61.646500°W |
Construction | masonry tower |
Tower shape | massive tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and light |
Markings / pattern | white tower with green band on the top, green balcony |
Height | 9 metres (30 ft) |
Focal height | 25 metres (82 ft) |
Light source | mains power |
Range | white: 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) red: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) green: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
Characteristic | Iso WRG |
Admiralty number | J570 |
NGA number | 14880 |
ARLHS number | GUA-010 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Trois-Rivières 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.
It is twinned with La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, a town in Loiret, France.