Fond-du-Curé, les Saintes

Fond-du-Curé is a quartier of Terre-de-Haut Island, located in Îles des Saintes archipelago in the Caribbean. 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 most part 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.

Fond-du-Curé
Quartier
Coordinates: 15°51′50″N 61°35′04″W
Country France
Overseas departmentGuadeloupe
Cantonles Saintes
communeTerre-de-Haut

To See
  • The beach of Fond-du-curé: A beach with lot of traditional Saintoise (traditional boat) used by the local fishermen.[1]
  • 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
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-12-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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