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 150,038 (2021), 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)
History
At the creation of the department of Martinique in 1947, its only arrondissement was Fort-de-France.Décret n° 47-1018 du 7 juin 1947 relatif à l'organisation départementale et à l'institution préfectorale dans les départements de la Guadeloupe, de la Guyane française, de la Martinique et de la Réunion It lost 10 communes to the new arrondissement of La Trinité in 1965,Décret n°65-790 du 15 septembre 1965 12 communes to the new arrondissement of Le Marin in 1974,Décret n°74-329 du 26 avril 1974 and eight communes to the new arrondissement of Saint-Pierre in 1995.Décret no 95-725 du 9 mai 1995
Before 2015, the arrondissements of Martinique were subdivided into cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Fort-de-France were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 972 Martinique, INSEE
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
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