Saint-François | |
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Commune | |
The town hall of Saint-François
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Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe |
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Coordinates: 16°15′00″N 61°17′00″W / 16.25000°N 61.2833°WCoordinates: 16°15′00″N 61°17′00″W / 16.25000°N 61.2833°W | |
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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.
A number of settlements exist within the commune of Saint-François: