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Fort-de-France | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
Top: Fort-de-France skyline; Middle: Fort-de-France Cathedral,Fort Saint Louis; Bottom: Fort-de-France Town Hall, Regional Museum of History and Ethnography of Martinique | |
![]() Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
Coordinates: 14°36′00″N 61°04′00″W / 14.60000°N 61.06667°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Martinique |
Arrondissement | Fort-de-France |
Intercommunality | CA Centre de la Martinique |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Laguerre[1] (PPM) |
Area 1 | 44.21 km2 (17.07 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 74,921 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 97209 /97200 and 97234 (Quartier de Balata) |
Elevation | 0–1,070 m (0–3,510 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fort-de-France (/ˌfɔːr də ˈfrɒ̃s/, US also /ˌfɔːrt də ˈfræns/, French: [fɔʁ də fʁɑ̃s] ; Martinican Creole: Fodfwans) is a commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean.