Rivière-Salée
Commune in Martinique, France
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Rivière-Salée (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ sale], literally Salty River; Martinican Creole: Larivièsalé, Rivièsalé or Lavièsalé) is a town and commune in the French overseas department and region of Martinique.
Rivière-Salée | |
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Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
![]() Location of Rivière-Salée | |
| Coordinates: 14°31′40″N 60°58′50″W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | Le Marin |
| Intercommunality | CA Espace Sud de la Martinique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Lesueur[1] |
Area 1 | 39.38 km2 (15.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 11,829 |
| • Density | 300.4/km2 (778.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97221 /97215 |
| Elevation | 0–323 m (0–1,060 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
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Notable people
- André Lesueur (born 1947), mayor of Rivière-Salée and former member of the French National Assembly

