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(Redirected from Kahouanne) Commune in Guadeloupe, France
Saint-François
Commune
The town hall of Saint-FrançoisThe town hall of Saint-François
Location of the commune (in red) within GuadeloupeLocation of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Saint-François
Coordinates: 16°15′00″N 61°17′00″W / 16.25000°N 61.2833°W / 16.25000; -61.2833
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementPointe-à-Pitre
CantonSaint-François
IntercommunalityCA La Riviéra du Levant
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Pancrel
Area61.00 km (23.55 sq mi)
Population13,004
 • Density210/km (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code97125 /97118
Elevation0–67 m (0–220 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-François (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa]; Antillean Creole: Senfwanswa) is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, located in the southeast point of the main island of Grande-Terre.

Settlements include Chassaing, and Dubedou.

There are four public preschools and eight public primary schools.

The Collège Alexandre Macal is a public junior high school.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1967 5,789—    
1974 5,593−0.49%
1982 6,972+2.79%
1990 7,987+1.71%
1999 10,659+3.26%
2007 13,886+3.36%
2012 14,797+1.28%
2017 12,816−2.83%
Source: INSEE

La Pointe des Châteaux

La Pointe des Châteaux is a peninsula that extends into the Atlantic Ocean.

Pointe des Chateaux

Eleven kilometres east of Saint-François, a large littoral strip, La Pointe des Châteaux hosts rare fauna and flora, some of which are indigenous to the site.

It attracts about 500,000 visitors per year. North-west of the Pointe des Châteaux's clifftop is beach les Grandes Salines.

Transportation

The city's air needs are fulfilled by the Saint-François Airport.

Gallery

  • Cross at the very clifftop of the Pointe des Châteaux Cross at the very clifftop of the Pointe des Châteaux
  • Cross at the Pointe des Châteaux and La Désirade out far Cross at the Pointe des Châteaux and La Désirade out far
  • A far view of La Désirade from the Pointe des Châteaux A far view of La Désirade from the Pointe des Châteaux
  • Pointe des Châteaux, Guadeloupe Pointe des Châteaux, Guadeloupe
  • The long beach of Grandes Salines at Pointe des Châteaux The long beach of Grandes Salines at Pointe des Châteaux
  • The long beach of Grandes Salines at Pointe des Châteaux The long beach of Grandes Salines at Pointe des Châteaux

References

  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.
  3. "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  4. "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Communes of the Guadeloupe department
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