Sainte-Anne, Martinique
Sainte-Anne (French pronunciation: ; 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 | |
| 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 |
| Area 1 | 38.42 km2 (14.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 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
Climate
Sainte-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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
Population
| 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 | ||
See also
References
External links
- Tourism Office (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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