Fonds-Saint-Denis

Fonds-Saint-Denis
Commune
The waterfall of Saut Gendarme, in Fonds-Saint-Denis
The waterfall of Saut Gendarme, in Fonds-Saint-Denis
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of Fonds-Saint-Denis
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Coordinates: 14°44′20″N 61°08′00″W / 14.7389°N 61.1333°W / 14.7389; -61.1333
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentMartinique
ArrondissementSaint-Pierre
IntercommunalityCA Pays Nord Martinique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Annick Guetty Comier[1]
Area
1
24.28 km2 (9.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
641
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97208 /97250
Elevation129–1,159 m (423–3,802 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fonds-Saint-Denis (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃ sɛ̃ d(ə)ni]; Martinican Creole: Fonsendèni, Fonsendini; lit. 'St. Dennis backgrounds') is a village and commune in the French overseas department and region, and island, of Martinique. It is the smallest commune of the island.

Geography

Climate

Fonds-Saint-Denis has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Fonds-Saint-Denis is 23.7 °C (74.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,944.9 mm (115.94 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in September, at around 25.0 °C (77.0 °F), and lowest in February, at around 22.0 °C (71.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Fonds-Saint-Denis was 33.4 °C (92.1 °F) on 9 March 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 14.4 °C (57.9 °F) on 12 February 1966.

Climate data for Fonds-Saint-Denis (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1915−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0) 		33.1
(91.6) 		33.4
(92.1) 		33.2
(91.8) 		32.0
(89.6) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.0
(87.8) 		32.0
(89.6) 		32.9
(91.2) 		32.4
(90.3) 		31.4
(88.5) 		30.1
(86.2) 		33.4
(92.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.5
(76.1) 		24.7
(76.5) 		25.6
(78.1) 		26.6
(79.9) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.5
(79.7) 		27.3
(81.1) 		28.0
(82.4) 		27.7
(81.9) 		26.5
(79.7) 		25.2
(77.4) 		26.4
(79.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.6
(72.7) 		23.5
(74.3) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.7
(76.5) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.8
(76.6) 		23.9
(75.0) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.7
(74.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.7
(67.5) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.7
(67.5) 		20.4
(68.7) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.3
(70.3) 		20.5
(68.9) 		21.0
(69.8)
Record low °C (°F) 14.8
(58.6) 		14.4
(57.9) 		15.2
(59.4) 		15.0
(59.0) 		16.6
(61.9) 		17.0
(62.6) 		16.4
(61.5) 		17.0
(62.6) 		17.2
(63.0) 		16.8
(62.2) 		17.8
(64.0) 		16.4
(61.5) 		14.4
(57.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 237.6
(9.35) 		164.7
(6.48) 		129.1
(5.08) 		142.8
(5.62) 		166.7
(6.56) 		241.3
(9.50) 		354.7
(13.96) 		347.2
(13.67) 		308.5
(12.15) 		290.3
(11.43) 		302.8
(11.92) 		259.2
(10.20) 		2,944.9
(115.94)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 23.4 18.8 16.6 15.2 15.6 20.6 24.3 23.4 20.3 20.3 21.4 21.7 241.5
Source: Météo-France[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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