Ducos (;
Martinican Creole
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: ) is a town and
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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** Communes of ...
in the
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
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overseas department and region
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, and
island
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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 is where the prison is located.
It was called "Trou-au-chat" until 1855, and was renamed after the French politician
Théodore Ducos
Jean-Étienne-Théodore Ducos (22 April 1801 – 17 April 1855) was a French politician and shipowner.
Life
Jean-Étienne-Théodore Ducos was born in Bordeaux, France, on 22 April 1801 into a family of shipowners.
He became a general counsel, an ...
. Its inhabitants are Ducossais.
Population
References
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Communes of Martinique
Populated places in Martinique
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