Schœlcher

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Coordinates: 14°37′N 61°06′W / 14.62, -61.10

Commune of Schœlcher
Location
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Administration
Country France
Region Martinique
Department Martinique
Arrondissement Fort-de-France
Canton chief town of 2 cantons:
Schœlcher 1st and 2nd cantons
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Centre de la Martinique
Mayor Luc-Louison Clémenté
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 0–1196 m
Land area¹ 21.17 km²
Population²
(1999)		 20,845
 - Density 985/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 97229/ 97233
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Schœlcher is the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas département of Martinique.

It is located on the west (Caribbean Sea) side 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, Schœlcher had a population of 20,845. The commune has a land area of 22.95 km² (8.842 sq mi).

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