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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 center's goal is to educate visitors on the life and times of Paul Gauguin, his stay on the island and Martinican heritage of 19th century. The Center is located at Le Carbet, close to where Gauguin lived during his stay on the island. The renovated facility has four pavilions surrounding a central courtyard.
The total area of Martinique is 1,128 km 2 (436 sq mi), of which 40 km 2 (15 sq mi) is water and the rest land. [8] Martinique is the 3rd largest island in The Lesser Antilles after Trinidad and Guadeloupe. It stretches 70 km (43 mi) in length and 30 km (19 mi) in width.
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.
Les Trois-Îlets (French pronunciation: [le tʁwɑz‿ilɛ], literally The Three Islets; Martinican Creole: Twazilé) is a town and commune in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. It was the place of baptism and possibly the birthplace of Joséphine (1763–1814), who married Napoleon Bonaparte and became Empress of the French.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Sainte-Luce ( pronounced [sɛ̃t lys] ) is a fishing town and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique .
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Le Morne-Rouge ( French pronunciation: [lə mɔʁn ʁuʒ] ; Martinican Creole : Mònwouj ) is a commune and town in the French overseas department and island of Martinique .
English: Blank administrative map of the region and department of Martinique, France, for geo-location purpose, with arrondissements boundaries. Français : Carte administrative vierge de la région et département de Martinique , France, destinée à la géolocalisation, avec limite des arrondissements.