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Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe

Coordinates: 16°02′00″N 61°42′00″W / 16.0333°N 61.7°W / 16.0333; -61.7
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Saint-Claude
The new town hall of Saint-Claude
The new town hall of Saint-Claude
Location of Saint-Claude
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Coordinates: 16°02′00″N 61°42′00″W / 16.0333°N 61.7°W / 16.0333; -61.7
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentGuadeloupe
ArrondissementBasse-Terre
CantonBasse-Terre
IntercommunalityCA Grand Sud Caraïbe
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Lucie Weck-Mirre[1]
Area
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34.30 km2 (13.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
10,700
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97124 /97120
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Claude (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ klod] ; Guadeloupean Creole: Senklòd) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It lies in the interior of southern Basse-Terre Island, just northeast of the capital city of Basse-Terre.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1967 10,295—    
1974 9,745−0.78%
1982 8,943−1.07%
1990 10,316+1.80%
1999 10,237−0.09%
2007 10,548+0.37%
2012 10,439−0.21%
2017 10,381−0.11%
Source: INSEE[3]

Education

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Public preschools and primary schools include:[4]

  • Ecole primaire Bourg 2 St-claude
  • Ecole primaire Louis Chalcol
  • Ecole primaire Félix Laban
  • Ecole maternelle Nelson Rose
  • Ecole maternelle Arlette Salomon

Public junior high schools include:[5]

  • Collège Rémy Nainsouta

Public senior high schools include:[5]

Private primary schools include:[4]

  • Ecole primaire privée Saint Joseph de Cluny

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ a b "LISTE DES ECOLES PUBLIQUES ET PRIVEES SOUS CONTRAT." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Établissements du 2nd degré PUBLIC 2017-2018." Académie de la Guadeloupe [fr]. Retrieved on 10 March 2018.