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La Trinité, Martinique
La Trinité (French pronunciation: [la tʁinite] ⓘ, literally The Trinity; Martinican Creole: Twinité) is a town and commune in the French overseas region and department of Martinique.
La Trinité | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
The sub-prefecture of La Trinité | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
| Coordinates: 14°44′N 60°58′W / 14.73°N 60.97°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | La Trinité |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Nord Martinique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Patricia Telle[1] |
| Area 1 | 45.77 km2 (17.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 11,747 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97230 /97220 |
| Elevation | 0–285 m (0–935 ft) (avg. 610 m or 2,000 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Climate edit
La Trinité has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in La Trinité is 26.4 °C (79.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,294.8 mm (90.35 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in September, at around 27.6 °C (81.7 °F), and lowest in February, at around 25.0 °C (77.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in La Trinité was 34.4 °C (93.9 °F) on 25 September 2011; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) on 2 February 2008.
| Climate data for La Trinité (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.3 (88.3) | 32.7 (90.9) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.4 (88.5) | 34.1 (93.4) | 34.4 (93.9) | 33.5 (92.3) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.6 (88.9) | 34.4 (93.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.7 (83.7) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.5 (85.1) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 29.1 (84.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.3 (77.5) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.4 (79.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.6 (72.7) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.7 (74.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 20.1 (68.2) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 18.7 (65.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 125.8 (4.95) | 99.1 (3.90) | 101.7 (4.00) | 203.2 (8.00) | 203.4 (8.01) | 172.6 (6.80) | 201.1 (7.92) | 210.7 (8.30) | 204.6 (8.06) | 322.2 (12.69) | 293.5 (11.56) | 156.9 (6.18) | 2,294.8 (90.35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 19.3 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 17.3 | 21.8 | 20.5 | 17.7 | 21.2 | 20.2 | 18.3 | 215.4 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population edit
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 9,545 | — |
| 1974 | 10,632 | +1.55% |
| 1982 | 10,087 | −0.66% |
| 1990 | 11,090 | +1.19% |
| 1999 | 12,890 | +1.69% |
| 2007 | 13,582 | +0.66% |
| 2012 | 13,352 | −0.34% |
| 2017 | 12,243 | −1.72% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sport edit
La Gauloise de Trinité is a multi-sport club in La Trinité.
Notable people edit
- David Alerte (born 1984), Olympic athlete
- Christian André (born 1950), association footballer
- Bruno Nestor Azerot (born 1961), politician, served in the French National Assembly as deputy of Martinique's 2nd constituency from 2012-2018
- Coralie Balmy (born 1987), Olympic swimmer
- Malick Bolivard (born 1987), association footballer
- Paul Chillan (1935-2021), association footballer
- Homère Clément (1852–1923), physician and politician, served in the French National Assembly as deputy of Martinique from 1902-1906
- Jeffrey Dalmat (born 1991), basketball player
- Lénora Guion-Firmin (born 1991), athlete
- Joan Hartock (born 1987), association footballer
- Jacques Laposte (born 1952), association footballer
- Yva Léro (1912–2007), writer and painter
- Audrick Linord (born 1987), association footballer
- Louis-Joseph Manscour (born 1945), politician, served in the French National Assembly as deputy of Martinique's 1st constituency from 2002-2012; member of the European Parliament from 2014-2019
- Guy-Marc Michel (born 1988), basketball player
- Dominique Pandor (born 1993), association footballer
- Patrick Gilles Percin (born 1976), association footballer
- Katty Piejos (born 1981), handball player
- Olivier Rambo (born 1974), association footballer
- David Regis (born 1935), association footballer
- Auguste Rejon (1893-1973), politician, elected to the French Senate in 1958
- Cédric Sorhaindo (born 1984), Olympic handball player
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Trinité (Martinique).
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)