Saint-Esprit () is a
commune 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 ...
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 ...
.
Overview
Saint-Esprit was founded in the 18th century. The economy of the village used to based on
sugar plantations
Plantations are farms specializing in cash crops, usually mainly planting a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. Plantations, centered on a plantation house, grow crops including cotton, cannabis, tobac ...
. The original name of the village was ''Bourg des Coulisses'', due to the sugar cane which was transported by streams from the hill down to the mill in the valley.
In 1833, Saint-Esprit was established as a commune.
The Saint-Esprit Church was constructed in 1758 by the
Capuchins.
The church was relocated, and its former location is currently in use by the hospital. One of the bells of the church is named Sebastopol, and was taken during the
Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont fro ...
.
The village is located in a forested zone along the Cacaos and the Coulisses River.
The local football club is
Stade Spiritain
Stade Spiritain is a football club of Martinique from the city of Saint-Esprit.
They play in the Martinique's first division, the Martinique Championnat National.
Achievements
*Martinique Championnat National
Martinique Championnat National i ...
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Population
Notable people
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Eugène Dervain (1928-2010), playwright, lawyer and judge.
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Jimmy Jean-Joseph (1972), athlete who competed at the Olympics.
See also
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Communes of the Martinique department
The following is a list of the 34 communes of the Martinique overseas department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
External links
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Communes of Martinique
Populated places in Martinique
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