L'Ajoupa-Bouillon (; ), commonly known as L'Ajoupa (), is a
commune and town in the
French overseas department and region
The overseas departments and regions of France (, ; DROM) are the five departments and regions of the French Republic which are located outside European France (also known as " metropolitan France"). These overseas entities have exactly the s ...
, and island, of
Martinique
Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...
.
Geography
Climate
L'Ajoupa-Bouillon has a
tropical rainforest climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Af''). The average annual temperature in L'Ajoupa-Bouillon 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 L'Ajoupa-Bouillon was on 7 April 1998; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 3 February 2005.
Tourism
Nature aficionados can enjoy the L'Ajoupa Gardens, with a great variety of plants and flowers. Furthermore, a long walk called "Gorges De La Falaise", starting from the commune centre, lead the interested people to the core of the
tropical forest
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, with some marked halts at cascades and important points.
Population
See also
*
Communes of Martinique
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** List of comm ...
References
External links
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Communes of Martinique
Populated places in Martinique
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