Schœlcher

Commune in Martinique, France

Location of Schœlcher

Coordinates: (2020–2026) Luc-Louison Clémenté^[1]Area

21.17 km² (8.17 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

19,341 • Density910/km² (2,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)INSEE/Postal code

97229 /97233

Elevation0–1,196 m (0–3,924 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Schœlcher (French pronunciation: [ʃœlʃɛʁ]; Martinican Creole: Chelchè) is a town and the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Martinique. The town was named Case-Navire until 1889, when it was renamed in honor of French abolitionist writer Victor Schœlcher.^[3]

Geography

It is located on the west (Caribbean Sea) side of the island of Martinique, and is part of the metropolitan area of Fort-de-France, the largest metropolitan area in Martinique.

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1967	13,241	—
1974	14,749	+1.55%
1982	18,094	+2.59%
1990	19,825	+1.15%
1999	20,845	+0.56%
2007	21,510	+0.39%
2012	20,103	−1.34%
2017	19,997	−0.11%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Notable people

Mélanie Johanna de Jesus dos Santos (born 5 March 2000), French artistic gymnast
Wendie Renard (born 1990), football player and captain for Lyon and the France national team^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Viala, F. (15 October 2014). The Post-Columbus Syndrome: Identities, Cultural Nationalism, and Commemorations in the Caribbean. Springer. ISBN 9781137439895.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "France - W. Renard - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-06-30.