Commune in Martinique, France
Le Lamentin
Le Lamentin is a city and town, located in the French overseas department and region of Martinique.
With its area of 62.32 km2, it is the town with the largest area in Martinique. Le Lamentin, with close to 40,000 inhabitants, is the second most populated town of Martinique, after Fort-de-France. It is also the first industrial town and the heart of the island's economy.
How locals move
Getting around Le Lamentin the local way
- Get inFrom the surrounding islands, you can use this ferry company: Express des Iles Cruise ships often visit "in season".
- Get aroundWindward Islands - Windward Islands, one of the world's largest yacht charter companies, can take care of all charter requirements, from bareboat to crewed in Martinique, Guadeloupe and St Martin.
- Get aroundHitchhiking is very common in Martinique, although like anywhere in the world not recommended.
- Get aroundIf you are going to hitchhike, take lots of water and try to stay out of the sun.
- Get aroundThere are very few footpaths in Martinique, so be careful and take the usual precautions that you have to take when hitchhiking anywhere.
From Wikivoyage: Martinique, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05.
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