This Sunday the 41st edition of the international cycling tour of Martinique comes to an end;
The town of Le Lamentin (40,000 inhabitants) takes its name from a small herbivorous mammal once present in the Lézarde river. Le Lamentin is bordered to the north by Saint-Joseph and Gros-Morne, to the west by Fort-de-France, to the south by Ducos, to the east by Robert and François.
California area in the city of Lamentin.
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A story that sticks
1837, Le Lamentin is established as a commune. Renowned for its unique and fertile river plain, it develops the cultivation of cane and bananas.
In the aftermath of the Second World War, Le Lamentin became a city that favored social and human progress, paying a high price for it as in 1961.
On March 24, 1961 in Lamentin a workers’ strike was repressed in blood. 3 young people, Suzanne-Annette Marie-Calixte, Marcellin Alexandre Laurencine and Édouard Valide, fell under the bullets of the police.
Le Lamentin, administrative and economic industrial lung
With several industrial zones (Lézarde, les Mangles, Jambette, place d’armes, Lareinty) Le Lamentin remains the economic capital of Martinique. In addition to its large shopping centers, it has on its territory the oil refinery as well as the international airport Aimé Césaire.
Add to this wealth, the establishment of large administrations, the General Social Security Fund, the Family Allowance Fund and the Chamber of Agriculture.
The Lamentin Family Allowance Fund, in Martinique.
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The economic strength of this city is spread over an area of through many neighborhoods more than twenty in all: Acajou, Belém, Californie, Pelletier, Palmiste, Gondeau;
This dynamic allows more than a thousand companies to offer multiple services to Lamentin citizens.
Le Lamentin, the passion for sports
Around fifty sports activities are offered by associations. The disciplines, football, basketball, athletics, horse riding, tennis, sailing, taekwondo are experiencing a craze… Everyone from Lamentin is able to find the sporting activity that suits them.
The sports policy of the municipality consists in bringing together and promoting the development of practices.
In football, the Aiglon du lamentin is one of the ambassadors of the locality, while in cycling, the ECL (lamentinoise cycling star. shines with a thousand lights. This association aims to initiate, develop, practice cycling sport in all its forms Today the leader of a rising youth is called Jacques Dylan.
the rising youth Jacques Dylan ECL
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Lamentin, economic capital of Martinique, center with memorial sites allows you to discover memorable sites
- St. Lawrence Church, erected at the end of the 17th century, this church with stained glass windows by great masters and instruments of the church is attractive
- the old and the new, place du calabassier town hall, two different styles
- The Nymph Fountain, e is located on the Place du Calebassier has existed since the 19th century.
- The Perrine Farm, La Ferme Perrine, agricultural space, located in Carrère
- Sarah’s website
Site of the Sara at Lamentin
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Personalities of the town
We can talk about former mayors, Fernand Guillon, Georges Gratiant, Pierre Samot. Several have contributed to other territories.
Andre Aliker journalist, communist militant found dead tied up on January 12, 1934 in Case-Pilote;
Pierre Aliker deceased at 106, doctor, politician, co-founder of the Martinican Progressive Party, he was the 1st deputy of Aimé Césaire
Leon Papin Dupont, an ardent defender of Catholic worship in the 19th century, nicknamed “the apostle of the Holy Face of Jesus” and “the holy man of Tours”. He was recognized as venerable by John Paul II in March 1983.
Mendy François was the Martinique record holder in the 400m in 55.23 s2.
Ronald Cashthe first athlete to run the 100 meters under the 10 second mark
Elysee Vesanes, long jump specialist. At the 2001 European Youth Olympic Festival, she won silver in the long jump competition and bronze in the 4 x 400 meter relay.
Josette Maninfirst woman president of the general council and first woman elected deputy of Martinique
We can cite Thélus Léro, Etienne Léro, co-founder of the “legitimate defense” group in 1932, Jeanne Nardal, writer, philosopher, teacher, who worked on negritude.
Mayor David Zobda welcomes this mythical arrival at Le Lamentin
It is of paramount importance for our city to renew this arrival for several reasons. I consider it an honor to host the last stage of the tour, an honor that consecrates us as the capital city of sport. There is a considerable economic impact. The city of Lamentin, economic capital of Martinique supports the tour. Lamentinoise companies are omnipresent in this major event both with the regional committee and with the clubs. This arrival takes on a spectacular character with an eminently exceptional finishing straight and above all a course which takes shape in the districts of Lamentin, in particular in the heights of Morne Pitault. The completed loop represents a phenomenal popular success. It really is a cycling party at Le Lamentin.
David Zobda – Mayor of Le Lamentin
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