Îles des Saintes
Group of islands in Guadeloupe, overseas France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Les Saintes" redirects here. For the canton, see Canton of Les Saintes. For other uses, see Saint (disambiguation).
The Îles des Saintes (pronounced [il de sɛ̃t]; lit. 'Islands of the (Female) Saints'), also known as Les Saintes (Antillean Creole: Lésent, pronounced [lesɛ̃t]), is a group of small islands in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. It is part of the Canton of Trois-Rivières and is divided into two communes: Terre-de-Haut and Terre-de-Bas. It is in the arrondissement of Basse-Terre and also in Guadeloupe's 4th constituency.
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Îles des Saintes Les Saintes | |
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Anthem: La Marseillaise | |
Capital | Fond-du-Curé |
Largest city | Petite-Anse |
Official languages | French |
Local languages | |
Ethnic groups | |
Government | Dependent territory |
Emmanuel Macron | |
• Prefect | Amaury de Saint-Quentin |
Hilaire Brudey | |
• Deputy | Victorin Lurel |
• Senator | Félix Pierre Desplan |
Part of the overseas department of Guadeloupe | |
• French colony | 1648 |
• English occupation | 1759 |
• Restitution to France | 10 February 1763 |
• Second English occupation | 1782 |
• Second restitution to France | 30 May 1814a |
19 March 1946 | |
Area | |
• Total | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi) (not ranked) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2008 census | 3,418 |
• Density | 267/km2 (691.5/sq mi) |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Calling code | +590b |
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