Le Vauclin
Commune in Martinique, France
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Le Vauclin (French pronunciation: [lə voklɛ̃]; Martinican Creole: Voklen) is a commune in the French overseas department and region, and island of Martinique.
Le Vauclin | |
|---|---|
The fruit and vegetable market in Le Vauclin | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
 Location of Le Vauclin | |
| Coordinates: 14°32′40″N 60°50′20″W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | Le Marin |
| Intercommunality | CA Espace Sud de la Martinique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Jimmy Farreaux[1] |
Area 1 | 39.06 km2 (15.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 8,483 |
| • Density | 217.2/km2 (562.5/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vauclinois·e (French) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97232 /97280 |
| Elevation | 0–504 m (0–1,654 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Located in the southeast of the island, its neighboring communes are Le François, Saint-Esprit, Rivière-Pilote and Le Marin.
An UCPA sports centre (Union nationale des centres sportifs de plein air) was located in the town.
Climate
Le Vauclin has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am) closely bordering on a tropical savanna climate (Aw). The average annual temperature in Le Vauclin is 27.3 °C (81.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,229.7 mm (48.41 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August and September, at around 28.2 °C (82.8 °F), and lowest in February, at around 25.9 °C (78.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Vauclin was 35.1 °C (95.2 °F) on 29 September 2023; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 18.4 °C (65.1 °F) on 11 December 2022.
| Climate data for Le Vauclin (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1992−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.1 (88.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.1 (95.2) |
34.8 (94.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
35.1 (95.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.6 (2.15) |
43.0 (1.69) |
45.2 (1.78) |
85.0 (3.35) |
86.9 (3.42) |
99.4 (3.91) |
114.2 (4.50) |
137.4 (5.41) |
143.3 (5.64) |
160.6 (6.32) |
181.9 (7.16) |
78.2 (3.08) |
1,229.7 (48.41) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.5 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 10.9 | 13.0 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 14.2 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 13.3 | 156.3 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
Its inhabitants are known in French as Vauclinois (masculine) and Vauclinoises (feminine).
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 7,732 | — |
| 1974 | 7,711 | −0.04% |
| 1982 | 6,950 | −1.29% |
| 1990 | 7,741 | +1.36% |
| 1999 | 7,778 | +0.05% |
| 2007 | 8,818 | +1.58% |
| 2012 | 9,140 | +0.72% |
| 2017 | 8,844 | −0.66% |
| 2023 | 8,483 | −0.69% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
History
The dwelling of the Lord of Vauquelin has left its name to the quarter introduced as commune in 1837.
