Saint-François
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The town hall of Saint-François
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Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
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Location of Saint-François  | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Intercommunality | CA La Riviéra du Levant |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Pancrel[1] |
| Area
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| 61.00 km2 (23.55 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 13,004 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
97125 /97118
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| 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. | |
Saint-François (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa]; Antillean Creole: Senfwanswa) is a town and commune in the French overseas departmentofGuadeloupe, 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.[3]
The Collège Alexandre Macal is a public junior high school.[4]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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[5] | ||
La Pointe des Châteaux is a peninsula that extends into the Atlantic Ocean.
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.
The city's air needs are fulfilled by the Saint-François Airport.
