Le Marin
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Le Marin | |
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A view of the jetty at Le Marin
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Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique |
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Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Martinique |
Arrondissement | Le Marin |
Canton | Le Marin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Rodolphe Désiré |
Area1 | 31.54 km2 (12.18 sq mi) |
Population (2007)2 | 8,884 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Le Marin is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique.
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.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Marin. |
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
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