Le Lamentin
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Commune of Le Lamentin | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 14° 36' N 61° 00' W |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Martinique |
| Department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | Fort-de-France |
| Canton | Le Lamentin 1st Canton thru Le Lamentin 3rd Canton |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du centre de la Martinique |
| Mayor | Pierre-Jean Samot |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | m–m |
| Land area¹ | 62.32 km² |
| Population² (1999) | 35,460 |
| - Density | 569/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97213/ 97232 |
| 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: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
| Image:Flag of France.svg | |
Le Lamentin is the second-largest commune in the French overseas département of Martinique. It is located in the center of the island of Martinique, and is part of the metropolitan area of Fort-de-France, the largest conurbation in Martinique. In the 1999 census, Le Lamentin had a population of 35,460. The commune has a land area of 62.32 km² (24.062 sq mi).
Le Lamentin is the site of Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, opened in 1950 and renamed after author and politician Aimé Césaire in 2007.
[edit] External links
- Official website (in French)
- Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (in French)
ja:フォール・ド・フランス空港
