Fort De France

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Fort-de-France

• Type: City
• Description: Commune in Martinique, France
• Category: commune of France
• Location: Martinique, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
• Postal codes: 97200 and 97234

Also Known As

• Afrikaans: Fort-de-France
• Albanian: Fort de France
• Arabic: Fort-de-France
• Arabic: فور دو فرانس
• Aragonese: Fort-de-France
• Armenian: Ֆոր դե Ֆրանս
• Arpitan: Fôrt-de-France
• Asturian: Fort-de-France
• Asturian: Fuerte Francia
• Azerbaijani: For-de-Frans
• Bambara: Fort-de-France
• Basque: Fort-de-France
• Bavarian: Fort-de-France
• Belarusian: Фор-дэ-Франс
• Belarusian: Форт-дэ-Франс
• Bengali: ফর-দ্য-ফ্রঁস
• Bosnian: Fort-de-France
• Breton: Fort-de-France
• Bulgarian: Фор де Франс
• Bulgarian: Фор дьо Франс
• Bulgarian: Форт-дьо-Франс
• Bulgarian: Форт дьо Франс
• Cajun French: Fort-de-France
• Catalan: Fort-de-France
• Cebuano: Fort-de-France (ulohang dakbayan)
• Cebuano: Fort-de-France
• Chechen: Фор-де-Франс
• Chinese: Fort-de-France
• Chinese: 法兰西堡
• Chinese: 法蘭西堡
• Chuvash: Фор-де-Франс
• Cornish: Fort-de-France
• Corsican: Fort-de-France
• Croatian: Fort-de-France
• Czech: Fort-de-France
• Danish: Fort-de-France
• Dutch: Fort-de-France
• Egyptian Arabic: فور دو فرانس
• English: Fort Royal
• English: Fort of France
• Esperanto: Fordefranso
• Esperanto: Fort-de-France
• Esperanto: Fuorto-de-Francio
• Estonian: Fort-de-France
• Faroese: Fort-de-France
• Finnish: Fort-de-France
• French: Fort-Royal
• French: Fort-de-France
• French: Fort Royale
• French: Foyalais
• French: Morne Calebasse
• Friulian: Fort-de-France
• Galician: Fort-de-France
• Georgian: ფორ-დე-ფრანსი
• German: Fort-de-France
• German: Fort de France
• Greek: Fort-de-France
• Greek: Φορ-ντε-Φρανς
• Greek: Φορ ντε Φρανς
• Gujarati: ફોર્ટ-ડે-ફ્રાંસ
• Haitian: Fòd Fwans
• Hebrew: פור-דה-פראנס
• Hebrew: פור דה פראנס
• Hebrew: פורט דה-פראנס
• Hebrew: פורט דה פראנס
• Hindi: फोर्ट-डी-फ़्रांस
• Hungarian: Fort-de-France
• Icelandic: Fort-de-France
• Ido: Fort-de-France
• Indonesian: Fort-de-France
• Indonesian: Fort of France
• Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association): Fort-de-France
• Interlingue: Fort-de-France
• Irish: Fort-de-France
• Italian: Fort-de-France
• Italian: Fort de France
• Jamaican Creole English: Fort-de-France
• Japanese: フォール・ド・フランス
• Japanese: フォール＝ド＝フランス
• Javanese: Fort-de-France
• Kabyle: Fort-de-France
• Kalaallisut: Fort-de-France
• Kannada: ಫೋರ್ಟ್ ಡಿ ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸ್
• Kazakh: Фор-де-Франс
• Kazakh: Форт-Рояль
• Kongo: Fort-de-France
• Korean: 포르 드 프랑스
• Korean: 포르드프랑스
• Latin: Arx Gallica
• Latvian: Fordefransa
• Latvian: Fort-Royal
• Latvian: Fort-de-France
• Ligurian: Fort-de-France
• Limburgan: Fort-de-France
• Lithuanian: For de Fransas
• Lombard: Fort-de-France
• Low German: Fort-de-France
• Luxembourgish: Fort-de-France
• Macedo-Romanian: Fort-de-France
• Macedonian: Фор де Франс
• Mainfränkisch: Fort-de-France
• Malagasy: Fort-de-France
• Malay: Fort-de-France
• Marathi: फोर्ट-दे-फ्रान्स
• Mazanderani: فور دو فرانس
• Min Nan Chinese: Fort-de-France
• Minangkabau: Fort-de-France
• Mongolian: Форт-де-Франс
• Narom: Fort-de-France
• Neapolitan: Fort-de-France
• Norwegian: Fort-de-France
• Norwegian Bokmål: Fort-de-France
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Fort-de-France
• Novial: Fort-de-France
• Occitan (post 1500): Fort-de-France
• Ossetian: Фор-Руаяль
• Ossetian: Фор-де-Франс
• Papiamento: Fort-de-France
• Persian: فور-دو-فرانس
• Persian: فور دو فرانس
• Picard: Fort-de-France
• Piemontese: Fort-de-France
• Polish: Fort-Royal
• Polish: Fort-de-France
• Polish: Fort Royal
• Polish: Fort de France
• Portuguese: Fort-de-France
• Portuguese: Forte-de-França
• Portuguese: Forte de França
• Portuguese: Port-de-france
• Prussian: Fort-de-France
• Romagnol: Fort-de-France
• Romanian: Fort-de-France
• Romansh: Fort-de-France
• Russian: Фор-де-Франс
• Russian: Форт-Рояль
• Russian: Форт-де-Франс
• Sardinian: Fort-de-France
• Scots: Fort-de-France
• Scottish Gaelic: Fort-de-France
• Serbian: Fort-de-France
• Serbian: Фор де Франс
• Serbo-Croatian: Fort-de-France
• Sicilian: Fort-de-France
• Silesian: Fort-de-France
• Sinhala: ෆෝර්ට් ඩි ෆ්‍රාන්ස්
• Slovak: Fort-de-France
• Slovenian: Fort-de-France
• South Azerbaijani: فور-دو-فرانس
• Spanish: Fort-de-France
• Spanish: Fort de-France
• Spanish: Fort de France
• Spanish: Fuerte de Francia
• Swahili: Fort-de-France
• Swedish: Fort-de-France
• Swiss German: Fort-de-France
• Tagalog: Fort-de-France
• Tajik: Фор-де-Франс
• Tamil: ஃபோர்ட்-டி-ஃப்ரான்ஸ்
• Tamil: பிரான்சுக் கோட்டை
• Tatar: Фор-де-Франс
• Telugu: ఫోర్ట్ డి ఫ్రాన్స్
• Thai: Fort-de-France
• Thai: ฟอร์-เดอ-ฟรองซ์
• Thai: ฟอร์-เดอ-ฟร็องส์
• Turkish: Fort-de-France
• Turkmen: Fort de Frans
• Ukrainian: Фор-де-Франс
• Urdu: فورٹ ڈی فرانس
• Uzbek: Fort de Frans
• Venetian: Fort-de-France
• Vietnamese: Fort-de-France
• Vlaams: Fort-de-France
• Volapük: Fort-de-France
• Walloon: Fort-de-France
• Waray (Philippines): Fort-de-France
• Welsh: Fort-de-France
• Western Panjabi: فورٹ ڈی فرانس
• Wolof: Fort-de-France
• Wu Chinese: 法兰西堡
• Yoruba: Fort-de-France
• Yue Chinese: 法蘭西堡
• Zulu: Fort-de-France
• Forte de Fransa
• Foyal
• Le Fort-de-France

Other Places Named Fort-de-France

• Fort-de-FranceMartinique
• Fort-de-France BayBay, Martinique
• Fort de FranceCastle, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

In the Area

Localities

Landmarks

• La SavanePark
• Baie du CarénageBay
• Pointe SimonCape
• Baie des TourellesBay
• Baie des FlamandsBay
• Pointe des CarrièresPoint

Popular Destinations in Martinique

Escape to a Random Place

Fort-de-France is the largest city in and capital of Martinique.

Understand[edit]

Fort-de-France became the capital of Martinique in 1902, replacing Saint Pierre, which was completely destroyed in the eruption of Mount Pelée.

Fort De France La Martinique

The city developed around the 17th-century Fort Saint-Louis. Today it has nearly 150,000 residents and has spread like wildfire to the point of reaching the hills and plains where the airport is located.

The center, which is always somewhat crowded, extends to the seaside promenade where multiple bars and restaurants are in a typically French atmosphere. The imposing Fort Saint-Louis dominates the center. At the side you'll find 'The Savannah' (French: La Savane), with many species of tropical trees. To the east of the center lies the port area, where cruise ships and merchant vessels dock.

Get in[edit]

• 1Aimé Cesaire International Airport (FDF ^IATA) (in the suburb of Le Lamentin). Most of those traveling to Martinique will enter through here.

Cruise ships often stop in Fort-de-France's harbor.

Get around[edit]

Public transportation[edit]

If you want to go from Fort-de-France and into other towns, don't hesitate to use public transport. In Fort-de-France, the bus service runs from 06:00 to 20:30 every day, including Sundays and holidays.

Taxis[edit]

The city of Fort-de-France provides many taxi companies. You can use them at any time, 24/7.

Mopeds and cars are also possibilities.

See[edit]

• 1Fort Saint-Louis. A fortress on a peninsula in Fort-de-France harbour constructed during the reign of Louis XIII. It houses a French naval base, and parts of the fortress have been turned into a museum and are open to the public.

• Bibliothèque Schoelcher. One of the nicest colonial buildings in town is a library next to Place de la savane.
• Le grand marché, rues Blénac et Isambert. Covered market.
• Cathedral Saint-Louis, rue Victor Schoelcher. It was built in 1671, and was damaged by numerous fires and earthquakes before being totally reconstructed in 1890 by the same architect as the Bibliothèque Schoelcher.
• 2Place de la Savane.
• Dillon distillery, 9, route de Chateauboeuf.. A small museum about rum-making in the former distillery Dillon. All the rum making process has been moved to a new site.
• Sacré-Coeur de Balata. A replica of the Montmartre Church in Paris, constructed in 1925 on a cliff surrounded by tropical forest. Open everyday from 08:00-12:00 and 15:00-18:00.
• Jardin de Balata (10 km away on the road to Morne Rouge). Botanical garden with more than 200 species of plants and flowers.
• Cascade Absalon, Up on the route de Balata, take a left right after the Balata Gardens. Easily accessible waterfall where you can swim in the water basin. Park the car just after the bridge and watch out on the slippery steps.

Do[edit]

• Hike to Cascade Didier (take the route de Didier from the rond point du Vietnam heroique; go all the way up, through the tunnel and now you are in the tropical jungle only 10 min from downtown). Trail is not marked, park next to the power generator almost at the end of the road. Walk down towards the river, cross the bridge and up on the other side you ll find a tunnel, bring a flash light. The 1st waterfall is a 15-min walk away up the river, it is around 6 m high and jumping from the top is possible. The 2nd waterfall is another 45 min up the river and consist of a 25-m drop in a basin where you can swim. Watch out for the green and purple matoutou spider on the way.

Buy[edit]

• La Galleria, in Lamentin (near airport), is the island's largest mall, with several European branded stores and others.
• Fort-de-France's Spice Market offers stalls full of local/unique flowers, fresh fruit and vegetables, and herbs and spices.
• Rue Victor Hugo is Fort-de-France's main shopping street... a Paris-like strip of boutiques, island shops and vendors of fresh fruit and flowers
• Leader Price, rue Ernest-Deproge. If you're travelling by boat, this is the closest store for restocking on groceries.

Eat[edit]

• Babaorum, 42 route de Chateauboeuf (behind Carrefour Dillon), ☏+596 5 96 75 03 32. Lunch and dinner Monday to Friday, dinner only on Saturdays. Outside bar in a garden and restaurant inside.

Drink[edit]

Sleep[edit]

Go next[edit]

Fort-de-france Human Environment Interaction

• Trois-Ilets - Take the ferry and enjoy crossing the bay by boat

Fort-de-france Foods

Fort-de-france Disasters

Fort De France Martinique Beaches