Saint-François, Guadeloupe

Saint-François is a commune of the Guadeloupe department, in the south-east point of the main island, Grande-Terre.

Saint-François
Commune
The town hall of Saint-François
Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
Location of Saint-François
Coordinates: 16°15′00″N 61°17′00″W
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementPointe-à-Pitre
CantonSaint-François
Government
 • MayorLaurent Bernier
Area
1
61.00 km2 (23.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
14,965
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97125 /97118
Elevation0–67 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.

Settlements include Chassaing, Dubedou, and Kahouanne: an uninhabited islet of 1,500 metres from the coast. It is about 0.541 km2 (0.209 sq mi) in area and is a protected site.[1]

There are four public preschools and eight public primary schools.[2]

The Collège Alexandre Macal is a public junior high school.[3]

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.

References
  1. "ILET KAHOUANNE - Conservatoire du littoral". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  3. "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  • Cross at the very clifftop of the Pointe des Châteaux
  • Cross at the Pointe des Châteaux and La Désirade out far
  • A far view of La Désirade from the Pointe des Châteaux
  • Pointe des Châteaux, Guadeloupe
  • The long beach of "Grandes Salines" at Pointe des Châteaux
  • The long beach of "Grandes Salines" at Pointe des Châteaux
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