Sauteurs

Sauteurs
Town
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Sauteurs Location within Grenada
Coordinates:
Country	Grenada
Parish	Saint Patrick
Elevation	285 ft (87 m)
Population (1999)
• Total	1,300
Time zone	UTC-4

Sauteurs (pronounced Sau-tez) is a Fishing Town in the Saint Patrick Parish, Grenada and is the fourth largest city on the island of Grenada, with a population of about 1,300. It is located in the far north of Grenada. Sauteurs is overlooking over the Sauteurs Bay. It is the largest town in the northern part of Grenada and it is the capital city of the Saint Patrick Parish.

History

Here, the last remaining Carib Natives in Grenada jumped off a 40-meter-tall cliff later named Caribs' Leap to their deaths in 1651 rather than face domination by the conquering French. Thus the town was named Sauteurs, which is French for "jumpers". The trees and grotto erected in 1664 by Dominican Fathers to make a souls for Caribs and their place are a wooden deck from the century to today. In 1721, the French established St Patrick's Catholic church, which in 1784 the British government handed over to the Anglicans. However, the church was destroyed by fire. A police station now occupies the site.

On 1 March 1796, HMS Favourite, the armed transport Sally, and two commandeered sloops evacuated some 11 to 2100 British troops and militia who were trapped at Sauteurs by insurgents during Julien Fédon's revolt.

In 1840 a new St Patrick Catholic church was constructed and remains to this day.

Education

In 2012 there were six Government/Assisted schools located in the Sauteurs area. Education is free and compulsory up to the age of 16. There are also several tertiary institutions in Sauteurs, like St. Patrick's Multi-Purpose Training, part of the T.A. Marryshow Community College (TAMCC).

Images

• St Patrick's Catholic Church (Sauteurs, Grenada) (interior).jpg

  The St. Patrick's Catholic Church

• Sauteurs, Grenada (19 October 2009).jpg

  View of the Town

• St Patrick's Catholic Church (Sauteurs, Grenada) (exterior).jpg

  The St. Patrick's Catholic Church

• Historic stairs in Sauteurs, Grenada (2009).jpg

  Historic Stair

• Pay phone outside the fish market in Sauteurs, Grenada (2009).jpg

  The Fish Market

• Plants growing outside a home (Sauteurs, Grenada).jpg

  Home in Sauteurs

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  Shop at Sauteurs

• Shop with upstairs balcony (Sauteurs, Grenada).jpg

  Shop in Sauteurs