Le Marin (French pronunciation: [lə maʁɛ̃]; Martinican Creole: MarenorMawen) is a town and commune in the French overseas departmentofMartinique.
Le Marin
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Subprefecture and commune
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A view of the jetty at Le Marin
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Coat of arms | |
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
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Location of Le Marin  | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Intercommunality | CA Espace Sud de la Martinique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | José Mirande[1] |
| Area
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| 31.54 km2 (12.18 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 8,586 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
97217 /97290
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| 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. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1967 | 6,149 | — |
| 1974 | 6,104 | −0.10% |
| 1982 | 6,066 | −0.08% |
| 1990 | 6,338 | +0.55% |
| 1999 | 7,267 | +1.53% |
| 2007 | 8,769 | +2.38% |
| 2012 | 8,547 | −0.51% |
| 2017 | 8,791 | +0.56% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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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