Le Marin

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Le Marin
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Coordinates: 14°28′10″N 60°51′57″W / 14.4694°N 60.8658°W / 14.4694; -60.8658Coordinates: 14°28′10″N 60°51′57″W / 14.4694°N 60.8658°W / 14.4694; -60.8658
Country France
Overseas region and department Martinique
Arrondissement Le Marin
Canton Le Marin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Rodolphe Désiré
Area
  Land1 31.54 km2 (12.18 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Population2 8,884
  Population2 Density 280/km2 (730/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 97217 / 97290
Elevation 0–218 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Le Marin is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique.

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.

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