La Trinité, Martinique
La Trinité (French pronunciation: [la tʁinite] (
listen); Martinican Creole: Twinité) is a town and commune in the French overseas region and department of Martinique.
La Trinité | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 The sub-prefecture of La Trinité | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
Location of La Trinité  | |
| Coordinates: 14°44′N 60°58′W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | La Trinité |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Nord Martinique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Buval[1] |
| Area 1 | 45.77 km2 (17.67 sq mi) |
| Population | 12,025 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97230 /97220 |
| Elevation | 0–285 m (0–935 ft) (avg. 610 m or 2,000 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sport
La Gauloise de Trinité is a multi-sport club in La Trinité.
Notable people
- Homère Clément (1852–1923), physician and politician, served in the French National Assembly as deputy of Martinique from 1902-1906
- Auguste Rejon (1893-1973), politician, elected to the French Senate in 1958
- Yva Léro (1912–2007), writer and painter
- Paul Chillan (1935-2021), association footballer
- David Regis (born 1935), association footballer
- Louis-Joseph Manscour (born 1945), politician, served in the French National Assembly as deputy of Martinique's 1st constituency from 2002-2012; member of the European Parliament from 2014-2019
- Christian André (born 1950), association footballer
- Jacques Laposte (born 1952), association footballer
- Bruno Nestor Azerot (born 1961), politician, served in the French National Assembly as deputy of Martinique's 2nd constituency from 2012-2018
- Olivier Rambo (born 1974), association footballer
- Patrick Gilles Percin (born 1976), association footballer
- Katty Piejos (born 1981), handball player
- David Alerte (born 1984), Olympic athlete
- Cédric Sorhaindo (born 1984), Olympic handball player
- Coralie Balmy (born 1987), Olympic swimmer
- Malick Bolivard (born 1987), association footballer
- Joan Hartock (born 1987), association footballer
- Audrick Linord (born 1987), association footballer
- Guy-Marc Michel (born 1988), basketball player
- Gilles Meslien (born 1989), association footballer
- Jeffrey Dalmat (born 1991), basketball player
- Lénora Guion-Firmin (born 1991), athlete
- Dominique Pandor (born 1993), association footballer
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
External links
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- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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