The arrondissement of 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 .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France, and their INSEE codes, are: Fort-de-France (97209) Le Lamentin (97213) Saint-Joseph (97224) Schœlcher (97229)

Arrondissement of Fort-de-France

History

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.

Arrondissement of Fort-de-France

Before 2015, the arrondissements of Martinique were subdivided into cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France were, as of January 2015:

Arrondissement of Fort-de-France

Fort-de-France 1st Canton

Fort-de-France 2nd Canton

Fort-de-France 3rd Canton

Fort-de-France 4th Canton

Fort-de-France 5th Canton

Fort-de-France 6th Canton

Fort-de-France 7th Canton

Fort-de-France 8th Canton

Fort-de-France 9th Canton

Fort-de-France 10th Canton

Le Lamentin 1st Canton Sud-Bourg

Le Lamentin 2nd Canton Nord

Le Lamentin 3rd Canton Est

Saint-Joseph

Schœlcher 1st Canton

Schœlcher 2nd Canton

References

Fort-de-France