Le Marin

Le Marin (French pronunciation: [lə maʁɛ̃]; Martinican Creole: Maren or Mawen) is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique.

Le Marin
Subprefecture and commune
A view of the jetty at Le Marin
Coat of arms
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of Le Marin
Coordinates: 14°28′10″N 60°51′57″W
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 1	31.54 km2 (12.18 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	8,526
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)
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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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]

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.

• 
  School
• 
  Library

See also

• Communes of Martinique