Le Marin

Subprefecture and commune in Martinique, France

Coat of arms

Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique

Location of Le Marin

Coordinates: (2020–2026) José Mirande^[1]Area

31.54 km² (12.18 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

8,586 • Density270/km² (710/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)INSEE/Postal code

97217 /97290

Elevation0–218 m (0–715 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Marin (French pronunciation: [lə maʁɛ̃]; Martinican Creole: Maren or Mawen) is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1967	6,149	—
1974	6,104	−0.10%
1982	6,066	−0.08%
1990	6,338	+0.55%
1999	7,267	+1.53%
2007	8,769	+2.38%
2012	8,547	−0.51%
2017	8,791	+0.56%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Points of interest

In Le Marin there is Église du Marin, an old church built in 1766. It contains a marble altar and some figurettes worth seeing.

School
Library

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE