General information

Les Saintes are part of Guadeloupe, French Over-seas department (Département d'Outre-Mer) since 19 march 1946. Capital: Paris, departmental capital Pointe-à-Pitre and administrative center Bourg des Saintes.

Languages: French is the official language and creole widely spoken.

Currency: Euro (USD accepted) ATMs on the island.

Formalities:

• No visas required for citizens of the European Union, Canada and USA, unless staying over 3 months.
• ID required from EU citizens, passport for all others.
• Clearance on entry and departure is free of charge.
• Pets must have a valid vaccination certificate.

Port of entry: Bourg des Saintes: Clearance is no longer at the town hall but in an office on the main street (business hours not quite clear).
(other ports of entry in Guadeloupe and Marie Galante)

Weather forcast:
Service Météo France (Guadeloupe) - Tel : 0590.89.60.60 - Cell : 08.36.68.97.10
VHF: 11 & 16

Communication:
- Air strip: Aérodrome des Saintes (Terre-de-Haut) - Tel 0590.99.50.32 : flights to Guadeloupe.
- Shuttles from Terre-de-Haut to Guadeloupe (Poite-à-Pitre, Saint-François, Trois-Rivières) and between Terre-de-Haut and Terre-de-Bas.
- Minibus service on Terre-de-Haut with Charles Henri.
- Bicycle and scooter rental.

Emergencies:
Terre-de-Haut : Doctor in the house that looks like a boat (on the left looking at the bay)  VHF: 16.
- Gendarmerie Tel : 0590.99.53.77 ou 17.
- Pharmacy in the main street of the Bourg  - Tel : 0590.99.52.48
- Terre-de-Bas : Infirmary  Tel : 0590.99.81.10