Fond-du-Curé () is a ''
quartier'' of
Terre-de-Haut Island
Terre-de-Haut Island (; ; also formerly known as ''Petite Martinique'') is the easternmost island in the ÃŽles des Saintes, part of the archipelago of Guadeloupe. Like name of neighboring Terre-de-Bas Island, name Terre-de-Haut comes from the m ...
, located in
Les Saintes
LES or Les may refer to:
People
* Les (given name)
* Les (surname)
* L.E.S. (producer), hip hop producer
Space flight
* Launch Entry Suit, worn by Space Shuttle crews
* Launch escape system, for spacecraft emergencies
* Lincoln Experimental ...
,
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...
. 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
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal hall (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city o ...
'' (City hall) of
Terre-de-Haut
Terre-de-Haut (; ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, including Terre-de-Haut Island and a few other small uninhabited islands of the archipelago (''les Roches Percées''; '' Îlet à Cabrit''; '' Grand-Îlet''; ''la Red ...
. 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.
To See
*The beach of Fond-du-Curé: A beach with lot of traditional
Saintoise (traditional boat) used by the local fishermen.
*The square of ''Hazier du Buisson'': The main place of the quartier, located in front the city hall. It is a lively and flowery place. .
*
Notre Dame de l'Assomption's church: An ancient Roman Catholic church built at the beginning of the 19th century.
Notes
Populated places in ÃŽles des Saintes
Quartiers of ÃŽles des Saintes
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