Arrondissement of Fort-de-France

The arrondissement of Fort-de-France is an arrondissement of France in the Martinique department in the Martinique region. It has four communes.[1] Its population is 157,449 (2016), and its area is 171.0 km2 (66.0 sq mi).[2]

Fort-de-France
Arrondissement
Location within the region Martinique
CountryFrance
Overseas region
and department		Martinique
No. of communes4
PrefectureFort-de-France
Area
 • Total171.0 km2 (66.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total157,449
 • Density921/km2 (2,390/sq mi)
INSEE code9721
The Bibliothèque Schoelcher in Fort-de-France

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France, and their INSEE codes, are:[1]

  1. Fort-de-France (97209)
  2. Le Lamentin (97213)
  3. Saint-Joseph (97224)
  4. Schœlcher (97229)

History

At the creation of the department of Martinique in 1947, its only arrondissement was Fort-de-France.[3] It lost 10 communes to the new arrondissement of La Trinité in 1965,[4] 12 communes to the new arrondissement of Le Marin in 1974,[5] and eight communes to the new arrondissement of Saint-Pierre in 1995.[6]

Before 2015, the arrondissements of Martinique were subdivided into cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France were, as of January 2015:[7]

  1. Fort-de-France 1st Canton
  2. Fort-de-France 2nd Canton
  3. Fort-de-France 3rd Canton
  4. Fort-de-France 4th Canton
  5. Fort-de-France 5th Canton
  6. Fort-de-France 6th Canton
  7. Fort-de-France 7th Canton
  8. Fort-de-France 8th Canton
  9. Fort-de-France 9th Canton
  10. Fort-de-France 10th Canton
  11. Le Lamentin 1st Canton Sud-Bourg
  12. Le Lamentin 2nd Canton Nord
  13. Le Lamentin 3rd Canton Est
  14. Saint-Joseph
  15. Schœlcher 1st Canton
  16. Schœlcher 2nd Canton

References
  1. "Arrondissement de Fort-de-France (9721)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  2. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  3. 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
  4. Décret n°65-790 du 15 septembre 1965
  5. Décret n°74-329 du 26 avril 1974
  6. Décret no 95-725 du 9 mai 1995
  7. "Populations légales 2012" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-06.

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