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Fonds-Saint-Denis (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃ sɛ̃ d(ə)ni]; Martinican Creole: Fonsendèni, Fonsendini; lit. 'St. Dennis backgrounds') is a village and commune in the French overseas department and region, and island, of Martinique. It is the smallest commune of the island.
Fonds-Saint-Denis | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
 The waterfall of Saut Gendarme, in Fonds-Saint-Denis | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
Location of Fonds-Saint-Denis  | |
| Coordinates: 14°44′20″N 61°08′00″W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Pierre |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Nord Martinique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Annick Guetty Comier[1] |
| Area 1 | 24.28 km2 (9.37 sq mi) |
| Population | 680 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97208 /97250 |
| Elevation | 129–1,159 m (423–3,802 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
Fonds-Saint-Denis has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Fonds-Saint-Denis is 23.7 °C (74.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,944.9 mm (115.94 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in September, at around 25.0 °C (77.0 °F), and lowest in February, at around 22.0 °C (71.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Fonds-Saint-Denis was 33.4 °C (92.1 °F) on 9 March 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 14.4 °C (57.9 °F) on 12 February 1966.
| Climate data for Fonds-Saint-Denis (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1915−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 237.6 (9.35) |
164.7 (6.48) |
129.1 (5.08) |
142.8 (5.62) |
166.7 (6.56) |
241.3 (9.50) |
354.7 (13.96) |
347.2 (13.67) |
308.5 (12.15) |
290.3 (11.43) |
302.8 (11.92) |
259.2 (10.20) |
2,944.9 (115.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 23.4 | 18.8 | 16.6 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 20.6 | 24.3 | 23.4 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 241.5 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Communes of Martinique
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
External links
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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