Le François (French pronunciation: [lə fʁɑ̃swa]; Martinican Creole: Fwanswa) is a town and commune in the arrondissement of Le Marin on Martinique, 22 km (14 mi) from the island capital of Fort-de-France.
Le François | |
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 Le François harbour | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
Location of Le François  | |
| Coordinates: 14°36′50″N 60°54′15″W / 14.6139°N 60.9042°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | Le Marin |
| Intercommunality | CA Espace Sud de la Martinique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Samuel Tavernier[1] |
| Area 1 | 53.93 km2 (20.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 15,996 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97210 /97240 |
| Elevation | 0–363 m (0–1,191 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Climate
Le François has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Le François is 27.4 °C (81.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,634.2 mm (64.34 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.2 °C (82.8 °F), and lowest in February, at around 26.3 °C (79.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le François was 35.9 °C (96.6 °F) on 18 September 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 16.0 °C (60.8 °F) on 9 February 1976.
| Climate data for Le François (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1964−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.7 (90.9) | 33.5 (92.3) | 34.2 (93.6) | 35.4 (95.7) | 35.0 (95.0) | 33.9 (93.0) | 34.7 (94.5) | 35.9 (96.6) | 34.5 (94.1) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 35.9 (96.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.8 (87.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.4 (81.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.8 (73.0) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 24.1 (75.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) | 16.0 (60.8) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.0 (60.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75.1 (2.96) | 56.7 (2.23) | 52.4 (2.06) | 118.2 (4.65) | 111.3 (4.38) | 132.2 (5.20) | 156.2 (6.15) | 183.2 (7.21) | 182.5 (7.19) | 225.5 (8.88) | 239.5 (9.43) | 101.4 (3.99) | 1,634.2 (64.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.5 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 13.8 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 13.0 | 164.7 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 15,294 | — |
| 1974 | 15,036 | −0.24% |
| 1982 | 14,383 | −0.55% |
| 1990 | 16,925 | +2.06% |
| 1999 | 18,559 | +1.03% |
| 2007 | 19,333 | +0.51% |
| 2012 | 18,452 | −0.93% |
| 2017 | 16,949 | −1.68% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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