Saint-François, Guadeloupe

Saint-François
Commune
The town hall of Saint-François

Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Coordinates: 16°15′00″N 61°17′00″W / 16.25000°N 61.2833°W / 16.25000; -61.2833Coordinates: 16°15′00″N 61°17′00″W / 16.25000°N 61.2833°W / 16.25000; -61.2833
Country France
Overseas region and department Guadeloupe
Arrondissement Pointe-à-Pitre
Canton Saint-François
Government
  Mayor Laurent Bernier
Area1 61.00 km2 (23.55 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 14,965
  Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 97125 /97118
Elevation 0–67 m (0–220 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-François is part of the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. It is a commune on this French overseas department. Saint-François is situated on the south-east point of the main island, Grande-Terre.

Geography

A number of settlements exist within the commune of Saint-François:

Education

Public preschools include:[1]

  • Ecole maternelle Bourg St-françois
  • Ecole maternelle Bragelogne
  • Ecole maternelle Dubédou
  • Ecole maternelle Pombiray

Public primary schools include:[1]

  • Ecole primaire Bois de Vipart
  • Ecole primaire Bourg 1 St-François
  • Ecole primaire Bragelogne
  • Ecole primaire de Dubédou
  • Ecole primaire Kawann
  • Ecole primaire Les Raisins Clairs
  • Ecole primaire Pombiray
  • Ecole primaire Christophe Proto

Public junior high schools include:[2]

  • Collège Alexandre Macal

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  2. "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
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