Sainte-Anne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t an]; Martinican Creole: Sentann) is a village and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique.
Sainte-Anne | |
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 A view of the market in Sainte-Anne | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
Location of Sainte-Anne  | |
| Coordinates: 14°26′21″N 60°52′44″W / 14.4392°N 60.8789°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | Le Marin |
| Intercommunality | CA Espace Sud de la Martinique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Gemieux[1] |
Area 1 | 38.42 km2 (14.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,478 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97226 /97227 |
| Elevation | 0–200 m (0–656 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editClimate
editSainte-Anne has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Anne is 26.9 °C (80.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,550.1 mm (61.03 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in June, at around 27.6 °C (81.7 °F), and lowest in February, at around 25.6 °C (78.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Anne was 34.0 °C (93.2 °F) on 25 September 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 17.0 °C (62.6 °F) on 25 January 1996.
| Climate data for Sainte-Anne (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1993−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.4 (90.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 95.9 (3.78) |
59.8 (2.35) |
62.1 (2.44) |
80.6 (3.17) |
108.9 (4.29) |
122.8 (4.83) |
165.7 (6.52) |
195.9 (7.71) |
163.7 (6.44) |
188.9 (7.44) |
198.5 (7.81) |
107.3 (4.22) |
1,550.1 (61.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.1 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 14.5 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 14.6 | 173.7 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3,120 | — |
| 1974 | 3,001 | −0.55% |
| 1982 | 3,360 | +1.42% |
| 1990 | 3,857 | +1.74% |
| 1999 | 4,131 | +0.77% |
| 2007 | 4,963 | +2.32% |
| 2012 | 4,554 | −1.71% |
| 2017 | 4,298 | −1.15% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Normales et records pour Ste Anne-Seci (972)". Meteociel. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
edit- Tourism Office (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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