Saint-Pierre, Coastal commune in northwestern Martinique, France
Saint-Pierre extends between Mount Pelée and the Caribbean Sea, with the Roxelane River dividing the town into two distinct districts: Fort and Mouillage.
The town, established in 1635 by Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc, served as the economic capital of Martinique until Mount Pelée's eruption destroyed it in 1902.
The municipality preserves numerous archaeological sites and colonial buildings, earning its designation as a City of Art and History in 1990.
The Volcanological Museum displays artifacts and documents from the 1902 catastrophe, while multiple shipwrecks in the bay attract scuba diving expeditions.
From the 30,000 inhabitants present during the volcanic disaster, only three people survived, including Louis-Auguste Cyparis, protected inside his prison cell.
Location: canton of Saint-Pierre
Location: Martinique
Location: arrondissement of Saint-Pierre
Inception: 1635
Shares border with: L'Ajoupa-Bouillon, Le Carbet, Fonds-Saint-Denis, Le Morne-Rouge, Le Prêcheur
Phone: +33596781032
Email: contact@saintpierre-mq.fr
Website: http://saintpierre-mq.fr
GPS coordinates: 14.74306,-61.17528
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:01
Mount Pelée
7.4 km
Rhum J.M.
2 km
Cachot de Cyparis
457 m
Rhum Depaz
2 km
Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption, Saint-Pierre
288 m
Our Lady Church
5.6 km
Habitation Anse Latouche
1.3 km
Église du Fort de Saint-Pierre
913 m
Franck A. Perret Museum
332 m
Maison coloniale de santé
751 m
Observatoire du Morne des Cadets
3.2 km
Pont Roche
691 m
Pont du Prêcheur
8.6 km
Bureau du Génie et des Ponts et Chaussées
815 m
Église Saint-Jacques du Carbet
3.6 km
Ancien asile Bethléem
553 m
Batterie Sainte-Marthe
1.1 km
Rue Mont-au-Ciel
779 m
Pont militaire de Saint-Pierre
653 m
Rue Victor-Hugo
194 m
Calvaire de Morne-Rouge
5.6 km
Entrepots quartier du Figuier
325 m
Église Saint-Denis de Fonds-Saint-Denis
4.7 km
Maison Taïlamé
3.5 km
Marché de Saint-Pierre
154 m
Marché du Carbet
3.6 km
Rue Bouillé
153 m
Presbytère du Carbet
3.6 kmReviews
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