Martinican Creole
Antillean Creole (Antillean French Creole, Kreyol, Kwéyòl, Patois) is a French-based creole that is primarily spoken in the Lesser Antilles. Its grammar and vocabulary include elements of Carib, English, and African languages.
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, Voklen) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
and town in the
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
overseas department and region
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, and island 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 ...
.
Geography
Located in the southeast of the
island
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, its neighboring towns are
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 ...
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 ...
and
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 ...
.
Climate
Le Vauclin has a
tropical monsoon climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Am'') closely bordering on a
tropical savanna climate
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(''Aw''). The average annual temperature in Le Vauclin is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in September, at around , and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Vauclin was on 31 August 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 17 December 1992.
Population
Its inhabitants are known in French as ''Vauclinois'' (masculine) and ''Vauclinoises'' (feminine).
History
The dwelling of the Lord of Vauquelin has left its name to the quarter introduced as commune in 1837.
Sports
*
Kitesurfing
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http://kite.ffvl.fr/node/2488 Link to French Kitesurf federation official spots list
* Yole