Fond-du-Curé explained

Fond-du-Curé
Settlement Type:Quartier
Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: France
Subdivision Type1:Overseas department
Subdivision Name1: Guadeloupe
Subdivision Type2:Canton
Subdivision Name2:Les Saintes
Subdivision Type3:commune
Subdivision Name3:Terre-de-Haut
Coordinates:15.8639°N -61.5844°W

Fond-du-Curé (in French pronounced as /fɔ̃ dy kyʁe/) is a quartier of Terre-de-Haut Island, located in Les Saintes, Guadeloupe. It is located in the central part of the island. This is the main village of Terre-de-Haut Island. It is a natural anchorage in the bay of Les Saintes. The commercial activity of the island are focused on this village, shops, market, fishmarket, bakeries, groceries, restaurants, bars, hotels and guest houses. It hosts the majority of the administrative office of the island, the Post office, the community clinic, and the Mairie (City hall) of Terre-de-Haut. The port of goods transportation is located in Fond-du-Curé. A lot of fishermen live in this quartier. The church Notre-Dame de l'Assomption is included in it, but is located at the limit of Mouillage.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patrimoine . 2011-12-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321060201/http://lessaintes.fr/patrimoine.html . 2012-03-21 . dead .