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Îles des Saintes
Group of islands in Guadeloupe, overseas France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Les Saintes" redirects here. For the canton, see Canton of Les Saintes. For other uses, see Saint (disambiguation).
The Îles des Saintes (pronounced [il de sɛ̃t]; lit. 'Islands of the (Female) Saints'), also known as Les Saintes (Antillean Creole: Lésent, pronounced [lesɛ̃t]), is a group of small islands in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. It is part of the Canton of Trois-Rivières and is divided into two communes: Terre-de-Haut and Terre-de-Bas. It is in the arrondissement of Basse-Terre and also in Guadeloupe's 4th constituency.
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Geography | |
Location | Caribbean Sea |
Archipelago | Lesser Antilles |
Total islands | 9 |
Major islands | Terre-de-Bas Island, Terre-de-Haut Island |
Area | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
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Overseas department | Guadeloupe |
Largest quartiers | Fond-du-Curé Petite-Anse |
Demographics | |
Population | 3,418 (2008) |
Pop. density | 267/km2 (697.5/sq mi) |
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