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Map of the arrondissements of Martinique.

The 4 arrondissements of the Martinique department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Fort-de-France, (prefecture of the Martinique department: Fort-de-France) with 4 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 157,449 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Le Marin, (subprefecture: Le Marin) with 12 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 117,168 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, (subprefecture: Saint-Pierre) with 8 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 22,926 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of La Trinité, (subprefecture: La Trinité) with 10 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 78,937 in 2016.

History[edit]

At the creation of the department of Martinique in 1947, its only arrondissement was Fort-de-France.[2] The arrondissement of La Trinité, containing 10 communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France, was created in 1965.[3] The arrondissement of Le Marin, containing 12 communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France, was created in 1974.[4] The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, containing eight communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France, was created in 1995.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  2. ^ Décret n° 47-1018 du 7 juin 1947 relatif à l'organisation départementale et à l'institution préfectorale dans les départements de la Guadeloupe, de la Guyane française, de la Martinique et de la Réunion
  3. ^ Décret n°65-790 du 15 septembre 1965
  4. ^ Décret n°74-329 du 26 avril 1974
  5. ^ Décret no 95-725 du 9 mai 1995
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissements_of_the_Martinique_department

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