The arrondissement of Fort-de-France (French: arrondissement de Fort-de-France) is an arrondissement in the French overseas region and department of Martinique.
It has four communes. Its population is 157,449 (2016), and its area is 171.0 km2 (66.0 sq mi).
Fort-de-France | |
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Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Martinique |
No. of communes | 4 |
Prefecture | Fort-de-France |
Area | 171.0 km2 (66.0 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | 150,038 |
• Density | 877/km2 (2,270/sq mi) |
INSEE code | 9721 |
The communes of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France, and their INSEE codes, are:
At the creation of the department of Martinique in 1947, its only arrondissement was Fort-de-France. It lost 10 communes to the new arrondissement of La Trinité in 1965, 12 communes to the new arrondissement of Le Marin in 1974, and eight communes to the new arrondissement of Saint-Pierre in 1995.
Before 2015, the arrondissements of Martinique were subdivided into cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France were, as of January 2015:
14°36′28″N 61°04′19″W / 14.60778°N 61.07194°W
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