Saint-Pierre
Arrondissement
Location within the region Martinique
Location within the region Martinique
CountryFrance
Overseas region
and department		Martinique
No. of communes8
SubprefectureSaint-Pierre
Area
210.3 km2 (81.2 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[1]
22,352
 • Density106/km2 (270/sq mi)
INSEE code9724
Le Carbet, Saint-Pierre

The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre (French: arrondissement de Saint-Pierre) is an arrondissement in the French overseas region of Martinique. It has eight communes.[2] Its population is 22,926 (2016), and its area is 210.3 km2 (81.2 sq mi).[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Bellefontaine (97234)
  2. Le Carbet (97204)
  3. Case-Pilote (97205)
  4. Fonds-Saint-Denis (97208)
  5. Le Morne-Rouge (97218)
  6. Le Morne-Vert (97233)
  7. Le Prêcheur (97219)
  8. Saint-Pierre (97225)

History

The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, containing eight communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France, was created in 1995.[4]

Before 2015, the arrondissements of Martinique were subdivided into cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre were, as of January 2015:[5]

  1. Le Carbet
  2. Case-Pilote-Bellefontaine
  3. Le Morne-Rouge
  4. Le Prêcheur
  5. Saint-Pierre

References

  1. ↑ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Arrondissement de Saint-Pierre (9724)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  3. ↑ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  4. ↑ Décret no 95-725 du 9 mai 1995
  5. ↑ Populations légales 2012: 972 Martinique, INSEE

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