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Where is Fort-de-France? (MQ)

Fort-de-France is a city located in MQ.
Latitude 14.60365 Longitude -61.07418

  Fort-de-France location on the MQ map

Information about Fort-de-France

• City: Fort-de-France
• Country: MQ
• Latitude: 14.60365
• Longitude: -61.07418
• Time Zone: America/Martinique

City of Fort-de-France

Fort-de-France (French: [fɔʁ də fʁɑ̃s]; Guadeloupean Creole French: Fodfwans) is a commune and the capital (prefecture) of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean. It is the principal administrative, economic, and cultural centre of the island. As of 2023, the commune had a population of 75,506 according to the INSEE legal population figures. The urban unit of Fort-de-France had 115,501 inhabitants in 2022. Fort-de-France forms part of a larger functional urban area that includes nearby communes such as Le Lamentin, Schœlcher, Saint-Joseph and Case-Pilote, with key infrastructure such as Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport located in the surrounding metropolitan area. The site was originally named Cul-de-Sac Royal (1635–1672), before becoming Fort-Royal during the French colonial period. It was briefly renamed Fort-de-la-République during the French Revolution (1793–1794), before reverting to Fort-Royal and finally adopting the name Fort-de-France in 1807. The city is located on the Caribbean coast and is centred on the Bay of Fort-de-France, which includes the Baie des Flamands, one of the largest natural bays in the Lesser Antilles and a historically important anchorage for maritime trade and naval activity. Fort Saint Louis, located in Fort-de-France, remains an active French naval installation and is listed as a historical monument.
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