Le Marin
Appearance
Le Marin | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
A view of the jetty at Le Marin | |
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
Coordinates: 14°28′10″N 60°51′57″W / 14.4694°N 60.8658°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Martinique |
Arrondissement | Le Marin |
Intercommunality | CA Espace Sud de la Martinique |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | José Mirande[1] |
Area 1 | 31.54 km2 (12.18 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 8,586 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 97217 /97290 |
Elevation | 0–218 m (0–715 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Le Marin (French pronunciation: [lə maʁɛ̃]; Martinican Creole: Maren or Mawen) is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1967 | 6,149 | — |
1974 | 6,104 | −0.10% |
1982 | 6,066 | −0.08% |
1990 | 6,338 | +0.55% |
1999 | 7,267 | +1.53% |
2007 | 8,769 | +2.38% |
2012 | 8,547 | −0.51% |
2017 | 8,791 | +0.56% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Points of interest
[edit]In Le Marin there is Église du Marin, an old church built in 1766. It contains a marble altar and some figurettes worth seeing.
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School
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Library
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Marin.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)