Les Trois-Îlets

Les Trois-Îlets is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique.

Les Trois-Îlets
The church in Les Trois-Îlets
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of Les Trois-Îlets
Coordinates: 14°32′N 61°02′W
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentMartinique
ArrondissementLe Marin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Arnaud René-Corail
Area
1
28.60 km2 (11.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
7,339
  Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97231 /97229
Elevation0–400 m (0–1,312 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was the birthplace of Joséphine (1763–1814), who married Napoleon Bonaparte and became Empress of the French.[2]

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