Le François

Le François
Commune
Le François harbour
Le François harbour
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of Le François
Map
Coordinates: 14°36′50″N 60°54′15″W / 14.6139°N 60.9042°W / 14.6139; -60.9042
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentMartinique
ArrondissementLe Marin
IntercommunalityCA 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
 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97210 /97240
Elevation0–363 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.

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.

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)
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

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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