Saint-François (; ) is a town and
commune in the
French overseas department
The overseas departments and regions of France (, ; DROM) are the five departments and regions of the French Republic which are located outside European France (also known as "metropolitan France"). These overseas entities have exactly the same ...
of
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...
, located in the southeast point of the main island of
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* Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, the eastern half of ...
.
Settlements include Chassaing, and Dubedou.
There are four public preschools and eight public primary schools.
[LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT]
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The Collège Alexandre Macal is a public junior high school.
[Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018]
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Population
La Pointe des Châteaux
La Pointe des Châteaux is a peninsula that extends into the Atlantic Ocean.
Eleven kilometres east of Saint-François, a large
littoral
The littoral zone, also called litoral or nearshore, is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely i ...
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.
Transportation
The city's air needs are fulfilled by the
Saint-François Airport
Saint-François Airport is an airport serving Saint-François, a town at the southeastern tip of Grande Terre island in Guadeloupe.
See also
*
* Transport in Guadeloupe
*List of airports in Guadeloupe
This is a list of airports in Guadeloup ...
.
Gallery
File:Croix Pointe des Chateaux.JPG, Cross at the very clifftop of the Pointe des Châteaux
File:Pointe des Chateaux Sud.JPG, Cross at the Pointe des Châteaux and La Désirade
La Désirade (; or ) is an island in the French West Indies, in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. It forms part of Guadeloupe, an Overseas region, overseas regions of France, region of France.
History
Archaeological evidence has been disc ...
out far
File:La Desirade Pointe des chateaux.JPG, A far view of La Désirade
La Désirade (; or ) is an island in the French West Indies, in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. It forms part of Guadeloupe, an Overseas region, overseas regions of France, region of France.
History
Archaeological evidence has been disc ...
from the Pointe des Châteaux
File:Pointe des chateaux Guadeloupe.JPG, Pointe des Châteaux, Guadeloupe
File:Plage des Grandes Salines Guadeloupe.JPG, The long beach of Grandes Salines at Pointe des Châteaux
File:Plage des Grandes Salines Guadeloupe 2.JPG, The long beach of Grandes Salines at Pointe des Châteaux
References
External links
Office de Tourisme de Saint François– Official site of the Saint-François Tourism Board
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Communes of Guadeloupe
Populated places in Guadeloupe