Sainte-Marie, Martinique

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Sainte-Marie

|commune status = Commune

|image = Sainte-Marie 1.JPG

|caption = A view of Sainte-Marie from the islet

|adjustable map = Locator map of Sainte-Marie - Martinique 2018.png

|map caption = Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique

|coordinates = {{coord|14.73|-61.02|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|arrondissement = La Trinité

|mayor = Bruno Nestor Azérot{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=French}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Pays Nord Martinique

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 574

|area km2 = 44.55

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

|INSEE = 97228

|postal code = 97230

}}

Sainte-Marie ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃t maʁi|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-Sainte-Marie.wav}}; {{langx|gcf|label=Martinican Creole|Sentmawi}}) is a town and the fifth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Martinique. It is located on the northeast (Atlantic Ocean) side of the island of Martinique.

Geography

=Climate=

Sainte-Marie has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Marie is {{cvt|26.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|2781.3|mm}} with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|27.5|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|25.1|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Marie was {{cvt|35.0|C}} on 23 September 2005; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|16.5|C}} on 8 March 1987.

{{Weather box|width=auto

|location = Sainte-Marie (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−2009)

|single line = Y

|metric first = Y

|collapsed= Y

|Jan record high C = 31.5

|Feb record high C = 33.0

|Mar record high C = 32.0

|Apr record high C = 34.5

|May record high C = 34.5

|Jun record high C = 34.0

|Jul record high C = 34.0

|Aug record high C = 35.0

|Sep record high C = 35.0

|Oct record high C = 34.5

|Nov record high C = 34.0

|Dec record high C = 32.0

|Jan record low C = 18.0

|Feb record low C = 16.5

|Mar record low C = 16.5

|Apr record low C = 18.0

|May record low C = 19.5

|Jun record low C = 20.0

|Jul record low C = 19.0

|Aug record low C = 18.0

|Sep record low C = 19.0

|Oct record low C = 19.0

|Nov record low C = 17.0

|Dec record low C = 17.5

|Jan high C = 28.9

|Feb high C = 29.0

|Mar high C = 29.5

|Apr high C = 30.3

|May high C = 31.0

|Jun high C = 30.9

|Jul high C = 31.1

|Aug high C = 31.6

|Sep high C = 31.7

|Oct high C = 31.4

|Nov high C = 30.4

|Dec high C = 29.6

|year high C = 30.4

|Jan mean C = 25.1

|Feb mean C = 25.1

|Mar mean C = 25.4

|Apr mean C = 26.2

|May mean C = 27.0

|Jun mean C = 27.3

|Jul mean C = 27.3

|Aug mean C = 27.5

|Sep mean C = 27.5

|Oct mean C = 27.2

|Nov mean C = 26.4

|Dec mean C = 25.7

|year mean C = 26.5

|Jan low C = 21.3

|Feb low C = 21.2

|Mar low C = 21.4

|Apr low C = 22.1

|May low C = 22.9

|Jun low C = 23.7

|Jul low C = 23.6

|Aug low C = 23.4

|Sep low C = 23.2

|Oct low C = 23.1

|Nov low C = 22.5

|Dec low C = 21.8

|year low C = 25.5

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 167.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 103.2

|Mar precipitation mm = 125.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 213.6

|May precipitation mm = 215.1

|Jun precipitation mm = 196.2

|Jul precipitation mm = 248.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 275.0

|Sep precipitation mm = 283.5

|Oct precipitation mm = 346.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 374.9

|Dec precipitation mm = 231.2

|year precipitation mm = 2781.3

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 21.6

|Feb precipitation days = 16.6

|Mar precipitation days = 17.0

|Apr precipitation days = 16.3

|May precipitation days = 17.4

|Jun precipitation days = 19.4

|Jul precipitation days = 23.2

|Aug precipitation days = 23.0

|Sep precipitation days = 20.7

|Oct precipitation days = 22.7

|Nov precipitation days = 23.6

|Dec precipitation days = 21.2

|year precipitation days = 242.7

|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web

| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_97228002.pdf

| title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records

| language = fr

| publisher = Météo-France

| access-date = September 7, 2022}}}}

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-97228#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|graph-pos = right

|1967 |19515

|1974 |20128

|1982 |18526

|1990 |19682

|1999 |20098

|2007 |19249

|2012 |17342

|2017 |15932

}}

References

External links

[http://www.ville-saintemarie.fr/ Official website] (in French)
{{Search Mérimée|97228}}

Image:Martinique-sainte-marie-sable-noir.jpg

Category:Communes of Martinique

Category:Populated places in Martinique