Ducos, Martinique

Ducos
Commune
The church of Our Lady of the Nativity, in Ducos
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of Ducos
Coordinates: 14°34′30″N 60°58′30″W
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Martinique
Arrondissement	Le Marin
Intercommunality	CA Espace Sud de la Martinique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Aurélie Nella[1]
Area ^1	37.69 km^2 (14.55 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	17,912
• Density	480/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ducos (French pronunciation: [dykɔs]; 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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1967	7,083	—
1974	6,930	−0.31%
1982	9,409	+3.90%
1990	12,401	+3.51%
1999	15,240	+2.32%
2007	16,122	+0.71%
2012	17,039	+1.11%
2017	17,367	+0.38%
Source: INSEE[3]

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

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