Saint-Louis Department

Saint-Louis Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, located in the Saint-Louis Region.

There are two communes in the department; Saint-Louis and Mpal

There is a single arrondissement, Rao, which comprises the rural districts (Communautés rurales) of:
 * Fass Ngom
 * Gandiole
 * Gandon

In 2023, the population was counted at 387,513.

Historic Sites

 * Saint-Louis town
 * Island of Saint-Louis
 * Faidherbe Bridge
 * Ex-hydrobase and Stele at the statue of Jean Mermoz
 * Fishermen's Cemetery, Langue de Barbarie
 * Church and grotto of Notre-Dame de Lourdes, Sor Quarter, Saint-Louis
 * Remains of the first brickworks of Africa - Bopp-ou-Thior Island (2 km from Saint-Louis)
 * Keur Cluny : Old orphanage of the Soeurs de Saint-Joseph de Cluny, Ndar Toute, Saint-Louis
 * Monument to Old Soldiers - Place Pointe à Pitre, Guet-Ndar
 * Marmyale Catholic cemetery, Sor Quarter, Saint-Louis
 * School of the Sons of the Chief and Spokesmen, Ecole Khayar Mbengue, Sor Quarter
 * Railway Station
 * Ancien Temple Protestant et Asile des esclaves, Pont de Khor Saint-Louis


 * Arrondissement de Rao
 * Tumuli of Rao (Nguiguéla, Mboy-u-Gar, Menguègne)
 * Tower of Ndialakhar
 * Ruins of the Fort of Laybar, near Saint-Louis
 * The historic site of the Village of Nder
 * Ruins of the Post Ofiice of the bar at Mouit
 * The prehistoric site of the Marigot of Khant