Les Trois-Îlets

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.

Les Trois-Îlets
Commune
The church in Les Trois-Îlets
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of Les Trois-Îlets
Coordinates: 14°32′N 61°02′W
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Martinique
Arrondissement	Le Marin
Intercommunality	CA Espace Sud de la Martinique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Arnaud René-Corail[1]
Area 1	28.60 km2 (11.04 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,735
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code	97231 /97229
Elevation	0–400 m (0–1,312 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was the place of baptism and possibly the birthplace of Joséphine (1763–1814), who married Napoleon Bonaparte and became Empress of the French.^[3]

The town also features La Savane Des Esclaves (a living history museum/park that showcases 400 years of Martinique’s history). ^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1967	3,153	—
1974	3,002	−0.70%
1982	3,246	+0.98%
1990	4,484	+4.12%
1999	5,162	+1.58%
2007	7,084	+4.04%
2012	7,587	+1.38%
2017	7,339	−0.66%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Martinique department