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 | |
|---|---|
Subprefecture and commune | |
 The sub-prefecture of La Trinité | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
Location of La Trinité  | |
| 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
editClimate
editLa 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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editGraphs 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
editLa 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). 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
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