Bourail is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia
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Τα καλύτερBourail a rural town of Grande Terre (New Caledonia's main island). The municipality stretches between the mountain ranges running the length of New Caledonia down to the sea. Beaches attract tourists but have retained their natural landscapes, and are popular with surfers. The town lies at the confluence of several rivers, is the crossroads of many valleys Boghen, Bacouya, Nessadiou, Nera, Tene, La Pouéo ...
The territory of the municipality has various natural landscapes:
Mining landscapes
Landscapes of valleys and alluvial plains making Bourail the capital of rural New Caledonia
Coastal mangroves
The coastline also includes surf beaches and calmer beaches protected by the outer coral reef
seascapes including reefs and passes
With a density of 6 inhabitants / km ², Bourail has a mix rural and town life.
Toponymy[edit]
Bourail means lizard's tail.
This comes from bu rhaï in the Ajie language, bu meaning tail and rhaï the lizard.
History[edit]
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Coat of arms[edit]
Coat of Arms of Bourail
The two casings represent the Kanak population
The crescent moon represents the Muslim population
Blue Cross is the cemetery of New Zealand
The Bird is the yellow-legged Thrush Moluccan imported control such invasions of locusts
head of livestock and the Sheaf of Wheat represents the farming community
Slogan[edit]
The slogan of Bourail used for tourism is Bourail, land of emotions.
Population and Society[edit]
Demography[edit]
5,444 inhabitants (2014)
The average age of the population is under 30 years.
Most young people from Bourail continue their studies in Nouméa. To mitigate this requirement, the town has seen several more schools built. There are about 2,000 children attending schools up to high school level, but there is no university.
The inhabitants are called Bouraillais(es), they are nicknamed Pattes Jaunes, literally yellow legs (referring to one of the birds of the region: common Mynas).
Schools[edit]
College Louis-Léopold Djiet
Private College Sacré-Coeur
Private vocational school Père Guéneau (LPPG-mechanical) and François d'Assise (LPFA-sector)
Saint-Joseph school(private elementary school)
Lys d'eau school (maternal + CP-CE1)
Louise-Michel school (primary school)
Culture[edit]
Church of Bourail
Museum of Bourail
Cinema
Library
The Colisé (theater)
Music school
Sports grounds[edit]
Football stadium
Sports hall
Gymnasium
Tennis courts
People related to Bourail[edit]
The Pole Antoni Berezowski, who in 1867 tried in Paris to assassinate the emperor Alexander II of Russia, lived in exile in Bourail from 1886 until his death in 1916.[1][2][3][4]
Policy and administration[edit]
Kanak tribes[edit]
Pothé tribe
Azareu tribe
Bouirou tribe
Ny tribe
Boregahou tribe
Gouaro tribe
Oua-Oué tribe
Districts[edit]
Gouaro district
Roche Percée
Poé
Gouaro
Téné
FSH (Bourail)
Nandai
Nessadiou
Boghen