Arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, Martinique explained

Type:	arr
Saint-Pierre
Insee:	9724
Nbcomm:	8
Prefecture:	n
Seat:	Saint-Pierre
Area:	210.3

The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre (French: arrondissement de Saint-Pierre|link=no) is an arrondissement in the French overseas region of Martinique. It has eight communes. Its population is 22,926 (2016), and its area is 210.3km2.^[1]

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.^[3]

Before 2015, the arrondissements of Martinique were subdivided into cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre were, as of January 2015:^[4]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019. 2019-10-06. INSEE.
2. Web site: Arrondissement de Saint-Pierre (9724). 2019-10-06. INSEE.
3. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000719357 Décret no 95-725 du 9 mai 1995
4. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep972.pdf Populations légales 2012: 972 Martinique