Le Lamentin
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Le Lamentin |
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| Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
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| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | Fort-de-France |
| Canton | Le Lamentin 1st Canton through Le Lamentin 3rd Canton |
| Intercommunality | Centre de la Martinique |
| Mayor | Pierre-Jean Samot (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | -10–363 m (−32.8–1,191 ft) |
| Land area1 | 62.32 km2 (24.06 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 40,015 (2007) |
| - Density | 642 /km2 (1,660 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 14°36′N 61°00′W / 14.60°N 61.00°W
Le Lamentin is a town and the second-largest commune in the French overseas department 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 39,847. 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.
When it existed, airline Air Martinique had its head office at the airport.[1]
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[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Le Lamentin | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.74 (85.54) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.78 (73.00) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 120.5 (4.744) |
89.1 (3.508) |
89.7 (3.531) |
95.5 (3.76) |
123.2 (4.85) |
169.6 (6.677) |
203.9 (8.028) |
251.7 (9.909) |
236.0 (9.291) |
270.2 (10.638) |
224.3 (8.831) |
158.6 (6.244) |
2,032.3 (80.012) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 206 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN) [2] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Twin towns
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 31 March 1984. [1].
- ^ "World Weather Information Service – Le Lamentin". United Nations. http://www.worldweather.org/062/c00307.htm. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
[edit] External links
- Official website (in French)
- Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (in French)
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
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