Le François (; ) is a town and
commune in the
arrondissement of Le Marin on
Martinique
Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...
, from the island capital of
Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France (, , ; ) is a Communes of France, commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean.
History
Before it was ceded to France by Spain in 1635, the area of Fort-de-Fra ...
.
Geography
Climate
Le François has a
tropical monsoon climate
An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate subtype that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category ' ...
(
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
''Am''). The average annual temperature in Le François is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Le François was on 18 September 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 9 February 1976.
Population
See also
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Communes of the Martinique department
The following is a list of the 34 communes of the Martinique overseas department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
External links
Official website
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Communes of Martinique
Populated places in Martinique
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