Arrondissements of the Martinique department

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.
Map of the arrondissements of Martinique.

History

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

References
  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
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