The following is a list of the 45 former
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 ...
of the
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 ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
, an overseas department of
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
, sorted by
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' ...
. The cantons were abolished in 2015, when the
Assembly of Martinique replaced the
General Council of Martinique and the
Regional Council of Martinique
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Arrondissement of Fort-de-France
The arrondissement of Fort-de-France (french: arrondissement de Fort-de-France, link=no) is an arrondissement in the French overseas region and department of Martinique. It has four communes. Its population is 157,449 (2016), and its area is .
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(16 cantons)
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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).
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Fort-de-France 2nd Canton
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Fort-de-France 3rd Canton
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Fort-de-France 4th Canton
Fort-de-France 4th Canton is a former canton in the Arrondissement of Fort-de-France on Martinique. It had 5,406 inhabitants (2012).
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Fort-de-France 5th Canton
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Fort-de-France 6th Canton
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Fort-de-France 7th Canton
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Fort-de-France 8th Canton
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Fort-de-France 9th Canton Fort-de-France 9th Canton is a former canton in the Arrondissement of Fort-de-France on Martinique. It had 9,758 inhabitants (2012).
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Fort-de-France 10th Canton
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Le Lamentin 1st Canton Sud-Bourg
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Le Lamentin 2nd Canton Nord
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Le Lamentin 3rd Canton Est
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Saint-Joseph
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Schœlcher 1st Canton
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Schœlcher 2nd Canton
Arrondissement of La Trinité (11 cantons)
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L'Ajoupa-Bouillon
L'Ajoupa-Bouillon (; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Lajoupabouyon), commonly known as L'Ajoupa (), is a commune and town in the French overseas department and region, and island, of Martinique.
Geography Climate
L'Ajoupa-Bouillon has a tropical ...
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Basse-Pointe
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Gros-Morne
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Le Lorrain
Le Lorrain (; Martinican Creole: ) is a town and commune in the French overseas region and department of Martinique.
Population
Personalities
*Raphaël Confiant
*Jean Bernabé
See also
*Communes of the Martinique department
The following is ...
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Macouba
Macouba () is a village and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique.
Geography Climate
Macouba has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification ''Af''). The average annual temperature in Macouba is . The avera ...
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Le Marigot
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Le Robert 1st Canton Sud
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Le Robert 2nd Canton Nord
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Sainte-Marie 1st Canton Nord
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Sainte-Marie 2nd Canton Sud
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La Trinité
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 ...
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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 Martinique ...
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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
Se ...
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Ducos
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Le François 1st Canton Nord
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Le François 2nd Canton Sud
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Le Marin
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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 tow ...
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Rivière-Salée
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Sainte-Anne
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Sainte-Luce
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Saint-Esprit
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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 ...
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Le Vauclin
Arrondissement of Saint-Pierre (5 cantons)
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Le Carbet
Le Carbet (, ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Kabé) is a village and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique.
Population
See also
*Communes of Martinique
*Paul Gauguin Interpretation Centre
The Paul Gauguin Interpretation Ce ...
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Case-Pilote-Bellefontaine
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Le Morne-Rouge
Le Morne-Rouge (; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Mònwouj) is a commune and town in the French overseas department and island of Martinique.
Geography
Le Morne-Rouge is the wettest town of Martinique, It is situated on a plateau between Mount Pe ...
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Le Prêcheur
Le Prêcheur (; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Pwéchè) is a village and commune in the French overseas department, region and island of Martinique.
Asthon Tardon (1882-1944), father of Manon Tardon, was mayor of the community; their family's ...
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Saint-Pierre
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