Saint-François, Guadeloupe

Saint-François
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 / 16.25000°N 61.2833°W / 16.25000; -61.2833
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementPointe-à-Pitre
CantonSaint-François
IntercommunalityCA La Riviéra du Levant
Government
  Mayor (20242026) Jean-Luc Perian
Area
1
61.00 km2 (23.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
13,249
  Density220/km2 (560/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.

Saint-François (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa]; Antillean Creole: Senfwanswa) is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, 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.

The Collège Alexandre Macal is a public junior high school.