Le Robert

This article is about the city in Martinique. For the dictionaries, see Dictionnaires Le Robert. For other uses, see Robert (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Les Roberts.

Le Robert (French pronunciation: [lə ʁɔbɛʁ]; Antillean Creole: Wobè) is a town and the third-largest commune in the French overseas department of Martinique. It is located in the northeastern (Atlantic) side of the island of Martinique. It contains the Sainte Rose-de-Lima church, Club Nautique Wind Force club, Stade Municipal du Robert and a sportsground. The village of Hyacinthe lies in the commune.

Le Robert
Commune
An aerial view of Le Robert
Coat of arms
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of Le Robert
Coordinates: 14°40′45″N 60°56′25″W
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Martinique
Arrondissement	La Trinité
Intercommunality	CA Pays Nord Martinique
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Farell Francois-Haugrin[1]
Area 1	47.30 km2 (18.26 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	21,490
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Robertin(e)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code	97222 /97231
Elevation	0–317 m (0–1,040 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	13,905	—
1974	14,505	+0.61%
1982	15,386	+0.74%
1990	17,713	+1.78%
1999	21,240	+2.04%
2007	24,068	+1.57%
2012	23,715	−0.30%
2017	22,719	−0.85%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

• Édouard de Lépine (1932- 2020), historian and politician
• Ronny Turiaf, NBA basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers

See also

• Communes of the Martinique department