Schœlcher
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| region | Martinique |
| Department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | Fort-de-France |
| Community association | Center de la Martinique |
| Coordinates | 14 ° 37 ′ N , 61 ° 6 ′ W |
| height | 0-1,196 m |
| surface | 21.17 km 2 |
| Residents | 19,997 (January 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 945 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Post Code | 97233 |
| INSEE code | 97229 |
| Website | http://www.mairie-schoelcher.fr |
Schœlcher is a French commune with 19,997 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) on the Caribbean island of Martinique . It is the fourth largest municipality on the island after Fort-de-France , Le Lamentin and Le Robert . Schœlcher is located on the west coast of Martinique and belongs to the metropolitan area around the island's capital Fort-de-France.
The place was originally called Case-Navire , but was named after the French publicist, statesman and colonial politician Victor Schœlcher in 1888 . Schoelcher was a pioneer of abolitionism and a major initiator of the decree on the abolition of slavery in France of April 27, 1848. The slightly different typography (Schoelcher's last name is usually not written with the ligature œ ) corresponds to the stipulations of the Institute's Code officiel geographique geographique national .
Partner communities are Fessenheim in Alsace , where Victor Schoelcher's parents came from, and Houilles near Paris , where Schoelcher died in 1893.
In the municipality is the Martinique campus of the University of the Antilles and Guyanas .
Sons and daughters
- Dimitri Bascou (* 1987), athlete
- Garry Bocaly (* 1988), football player
- Wendie Renard (* 1990), soccer player
- Jérémie Porsan-Clemente (* 1997), football player
- Johan Tatlot (* 1996), tennis player
