Le François | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Adjustable Map: | Locator map of Le François 2018.png |
Map Size: | 210px |
Map Caption: | Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique |
Coordinates: | 14.6139°N -60.9042°W |
Arrondissement: | Le Marin |
Mayor: | Samuel Tavernier[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Espace Sud de la Martinique |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 363 |
Area Km2: | 53.93 |
Insee: | 97210 |
Postal Code: | 97240 |
Le François (pronounced as /fr/; label=[[Martinican Creole]]|Fwanswa) is a town and commune in the arrondissement of Le Marin on Martinique, 22km (14miles) from the island capital of Fort-de-France.
Le François has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Le François is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Le François was on 18 September 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 9 February 1976.