Le Marin
Le Marin | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 A view of the jetty at Le Marin | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
Location of Le Marin | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 8,526 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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 -
Library
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Marin.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
