Les Trois-Îlets
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Commune of Les Trois-Îlets |
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Centre of Pointe du Bout, Les Trois-Îlets | |
Location | |
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Martinique |
Department | Martinique |
Arrondissement | Le Marin |
Canton | Les Trois-Îlets (chief town) |
Mayor | Arnaud René-Corail (2008-2014) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 0–400 m |
Land area¹ | 28.60 km² |
Population² (1999) |
5,162 |
- Density | 180/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 97231/ 97229 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Les Trois-Îlets is a commune in the French overseas département of Martinique.
It was the birthplace of Joséphine (1763-1814), who married Napoleon Bonaparte and became Empress of the French.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- INSEE (English)
[edit] External links
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)