Frenchtown
Frenchtown is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located on the south coast, on the west side of the capital, Charlotte Amalie and to the east of the settlement of Altona.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in United States Virgin Islands, United States of America
- Also known as: “Carnage”, “Cha Cha Town”, “Chacha Town”, “Chacha Village”, “French Town”, “Frenchtown, U.S. Virgin Islands”, and “Frenchtown, United States Virgin Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Anne Chapel, Frenchtown and Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base.
St. Anne Chapel, Frenchtown
Church
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The St. Anne Chapel is a Catholic chapel in Frenchtown, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. It was opened and dedicated on December 25, 1921.
Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base
Aerodrome
Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base, also known as St. Thomas Seaplane Base, is located in the harbor by Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral
Church
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is a historic Catholic church in the United States Virgin Islands. It is the mother church and seat of the Diocese of Saint Thomas. It is located in the city of Charlotte Amalie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Christian and Charlotte Amalie West.
Fort Christian
Hamlet
Photo: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0.
Fort Christian is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.
Charlotte Amalie West
Town
Charlotte Amalie West is a census-designated place in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on the west side of the island. It is the third largest town or census-designated place in the U.S.
Havensight
Hamlet
Photo: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0.
Havensight on Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands is a community and the busiest cruise port in the world. It is located predominantly subdistrict of Charlotte Amalie with a small portion in the Southside census subdistrict, 1.5 miles from territorial historical capital of Charlotte Amalie's downtown in Charlotte Amalie East.
Frenchtown
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.3379° or 18° 20′ 17″ northLongitude
-64.9432° or 64° 56′ 36″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
77CQ83Q4+5POpenStreetMap ID
node 14097401520OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Frenchtown” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Frenchtown, United States Virgin Islands”
- French: “Frenchtown (Îles Vierges des États-Unis)”
- French: “Frenchtown (Saint-Thomas)”
- French: “Frenchtown”
- Irish: “Frenchtown”
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