Ducos, Martinique

Ducos
Ducos
Commune
	The church of Our Lady of the Nativity, in Ducos
	Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
	show Location of Ducos
	Coordinates: 14°34′30″N 60°58′30″W / 14.57500°N 60.97500°WCoordinates: 14°34′30″N 60°58′30″W / 14.57500°N 60.97500°W
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Martinique
Arrondissement	Le Marin
Intercommunality	CA Espace Sud de la Martinique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Aurélie Nella
Area 1	37.69 km2 (14.55 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	17,270
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code	97207 /97224
Elevation	0–160 m (0–525 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ducos (French pronunciation: [dykos]; Martinican Creole: Dikos) is a town and commune in the French overseas department and region, and island of Martinique. It is where the prison is located.

It was called "Trou-au-chat" until 1855, and was renamed after the French politician Théodore Ducos. Its inhabitants are Ducossais.

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

External links[]

Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[2] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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