The arrondissement of Fort-de-France (french: arrondissement de Fort-de-France, link=no) is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

in the French overseas region and department of

Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ...

. It has four

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

. Its population is 157,449 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France, and their

INSEE code The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to identify various entities, including communes and ''départements''. They are also used as national identification ...

s, are: #

Fort-de-France Fort-de-France (, , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Fodfwans) is a Communes of France, commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean. It is also one of the major cities in the ...

(97209) #

Le Lamentin Le Lamentin (; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Lanmanten; ) is a city and town, located in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. With its 62,32 km2, it is the town with the largest area of Martinique. Le Lamentin, with nea ...

(97213) # Saint-Joseph (97224) #

Schœlcher Schœlcher (; Martinican Creole: ) is a town and the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Martinique. The town was named Case-Navire until 1889, when it was renamed in honor of French abolitionist writer Victor Schœlcher. ...

(97229)

History

At the creation of the department of Martinique in 1947, its only arrondissement was Fort-de-France. It lost 10 communes to the new arrondissement of La Trinité in 1965, 12 communes to the new

arrondissement of Le Marin The arrondissement of Le Marin (french: arrondissement du Marin) is an arrondissement in the French overseas region of Martinique. It has 12 communes. Its population is 117,168 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondi ...

in 1974, and eight communes to the new arrondissement of Saint-Pierre in 1995.Décret no 95-725 du 9 mai 1995
/ref> Before 2015, the arrondissements of Martinique were subdivided into

cantons A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, t ...

. The cantons of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 972 Martinique
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Fort-de-France 1st Canton Fort-de-France 1st Canton is a former canton in the Arrondissement of Fort-de-France on Martinique. It had 7,036 inhabitants (2012).

# Fort-de-France 2nd Canton # Fort-de-France 3rd Canton # Fort-de-France 4th Canton # Fort-de-France 5th Canton # Fort-de-France 6th Canton # Fort-de-France 7th Canton # Fort-de-France 8th Canton # Fort-de-France 9th Canton # Fort-de-France 10th Canton # Le Lamentin 1st Canton Sud-Bourg # Le Lamentin 2nd Canton Nord # Le Lamentin 3rd Canton Est # Saint-Joseph # Schœlcher 1st Canton # Schœlcher 2nd Canton

References

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