The arrondissement of Le Marin (french: arrondissement du Marin) 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 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 ...

. It has 12

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, relig ...

. Its population is 117,168 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Le Marin, 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 identificati ...

s, are: #

Les Anses-d'Arlet Les Anses-d'Arlet (; Martinican Creole: ) is a town and commune in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. Population See also *Communes of the Martinique department The following is a list of the 34 communes of the Martiniq ...

(97202) #

Le Diamant Le Diamant (; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Dianman or , ) is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique. Geography The town of Le Diamant is situated in southwestern Martinique, where the Diamond Rock is. Population ...

(97206) # Ducos (97207) #

Le François Le François ( gcf, label= Martinican Creole, Fwanswa) is a town and commune in the arrondissement of Le Marin on Martinique, from the island capital of Fort-de-France. Geography Climate Le François has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen clim ...

(97210) #

Le Marin Le Marin (; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Maren or ) is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique. Population Points of interest In Le Marin there is Église du Marin, an old church built in 1766. It contains a marb ...

(97217) #

Rivière-Pilote Rivière-Pilote (; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Lavièpilot or ) is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique. The village is situated on the southern end of Martinique, between the village of Sainte-Luce and the to ...

(97220) #

Rivière-Salée Rivière-Salée (, literally ''Salty River''; Martinican Creole: , or ) is a town and commune in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. Population Notable people * André Lesueur (born 1947), mayor of Rivière-Salée and form ...

(97221) # Sainte-Anne (97226) # Sainte-Luce (97227) # Saint-Esprit (97223) #

Les Trois-Îlets Les Trois-Îlets (; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Twazilé) is a town and commune in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. It was the birthplace of Joséphine (1763–1814), who married Napoleon Bonaparte and became Empress ...

(97231) #

Le Vauclin Le Vauclin (; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Voklen) is a commune and town in the French overseas department and region, and island of Martinique. Geography Located in the southeast of the island, its neighboring towns are Le François, Saint-E ...

(97232)

History

The arrondissement of Le Marin, containing 12 communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France, was created in 1974.Décret n°74-329 du 26 avril 1974
/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 Le Marin were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 972 Martinique
INSEE #

# Ducos # Le François 1st Canton Nord # Le François 2nd Canton Sud #

# Sainte-Anne # Sainte-Luce # Saint-Esprit #

References

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