Îles des Saintes
Les Saintes | |
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Map of Guadeloupe with Les Saintes | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Archipelago | Lesser Antilles |
| Total islands | 9 |
| Major islands | Terre-de-Bas Island, Terre-de-Haut Island |
| Area | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
| Overseas department | Guadeloupe |
| Largest quartiers | Fond-du-Curé Petite-Anse |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 3,418 (2008) |
| Pop. density | 267/km2 (697.5/sq mi) |
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The Îles des Saintes (pronounced [il de sɛ̃t]; lit. 'Islands of the (Female) Saints'), also known as Les Saintes (Antillean Creole: Lésent, pronounced [lesɛ̃t]), is a group of small islands in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. It is part of the Canton of Trois-Rivières and is divided into two communes: Terre-de-Haut and Terre-de-Bas. It is in the arrondissement of Basse-Terre and also in Guadeloupe's 4th constituency.