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Parc naturel régional de la Martinique (French pronunciation: [paʁk natyʁɛl ʁeʒjɔnal də la maʁtinik]) is one of 54 French regional nature parks. With a surface area of approximately 63,000 ha (240 sq mi), it covers more than half of the island, overlapping 32 of 34 communes - including approximately 100,000 inhabitants.
The Martinique Handball Championship, organized by the Martinique Handball League, [118] concludes with the Poule des As (play-off) which determines the Martinique champion in the women's and men's categories. The Poule des As is a very popular event in Martinique, the pavilions are filled for the finals held at the Palais des Sports de Lamentin.
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Note: All transmissions in Martinique are in digital terrestrial television. Local channels Channel 1, Martinique La 1ère; Channel 2, viàATV (Some of TF1 and M6 programmes) Channel 3, Kanal Matinik Television (KMT) Channel 4, France 2; Channel 5, France 3; Channel 6, France 4; Channel 7, France 5; Channel 9, ARTE; Channel 10, franceinfo ...
Saint-Pierre was founded in 1635 by Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc, a French trader and adventurer, as the first permanent French colony on the island of Martinique. Map of Saint-Pierre 1814 The Great Hurricane of 1780 produced a storm-surge of 8 metres (25 ft) which "inundated the city, destroying all houses" and killed 9,000 people.
Fort Saint Louis, Martinique. Fort Saint Louis (often hyphenated as Fort Saint-Louis) is a seaside fortress in Fort-de-France, Martinique.The present-day fort has evolved from earlier strongholds that were erected on the site as early as 1638, and has been known in previous incarnations as Fort Royal and Fort de la Republique.
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (Reuters) - A protest leader in Martinique went on trial on Tuesday accused of trespassing on state property during cost-of-living demonstrations in a case his ...
Fort Desaix is a Vauban fort and one of four forts that protect Fort-de-France, the capital of Martinique.The fort was built from 1768 to 1772 and sits on a hill, Morne Garnier, overlooking what was then Fort Royal. [1]