Le Lamentin

Also known as Lamentin, Lanmanten, Lamanten

French commune and city in Martinique

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Place details

Locality: Le Lamentin
Region: Martinique
Country: France
Population: 40,581
Timezone: America/Martinique

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Key facts

Country: France
Overseas region and department: Martinique
Arrondissement: Fort-de-France
Intercommunality: CA Centre de la Martinique
Mayor 2020 2026: David Zobda
Area: 62.32 km (24.06 sq mi)
Population 2023: 39,400
Density: 632/km (1,640/sq mi)
Demonym: Lamentinois.e
Time zone: UTC−04:00 ( AST )
Insee postal code: 97213 /97232
Elevation: −10–363 m (−33–1,191 ft)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Le Lamentin
Population: 39400
Area: 62.32
Official website: www.mairie-lelamentin.fr
Image: Aeroport Aime Cesaire.jpg

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Commons category: Le Lamentin
postal code: 97232
male population: 17968
female population: 21841
native label: Le Lamentin
short name: Lamentin
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-5-96-66-68-88
fax number: +33-5-96-51-67-88
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Le Lamentin ( French pronunciation: [lə lamɑ̃tɛ̃]; Martinican Creole: Lanmanten; lit. 'The Manatee') is a city and town, located in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. With its area of 62.32 km, it is the town with the largest area in Martinique. Le Lamentin, with close to 40,000 inhabitants, is the second most populated town of Martinique, after Fort-de-France. It is also the first industrial town and the heart of the island's economy.

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