Presentation: L'Ajoupa-Bouillon is a unique site for its beautiful wooded and lush landscapes. They make it an exceptional city, aware of its many attractions. It has been awarded the title of the most flowered city for several years in a row and has obtained the national label "Ville fleurie - 3 fleur". Very accessible, L'Ajoupa-Bouillon remains a very popular place. The town is indeed the point of departure or arrival of various excursions such as Trianon, the Crête du Cournan, the Dany waterfall and for the most famous the gorges of the Falaise and the Saut Babin. All these magnificent landscapes and views allow you to appreciate its tranquility and its natural charm, which make it a privileged place for nature lovers. In short, L'Ajoupa-Bouillon is a booming municipality, which is being built up little by little, it stands out more and more and continues to play the card of both economic and cultural development.
Origin of the name: According to Jean Rennard, the commune of L'Ajoupa-Bouillon takes its name from one of the first owners, Duke Jean Gobert de Bouillon, originally from Languedoc. This one had put up on the edge of the road, an ajoupa which the chance made serve as point of reference to those which traveled in this district. It was in fact a temporary shelter in the style of an unfinished mânna or mouïna (Caribbean or Creole hut).
History of the city: Ajoupa-Bouillon was a locality which depended on the region of Basse-Pointe. In 1837, under the July monarchy, during the establishment of the colonial municipal organization, Ajoupa-Bouillon was not granted municipal status. It was considered to be a hamlet attached to the northern town, made up of Macouba and Basse-Pointe. This was so until the end of the 19th century. It was in 1889 that L'Ajoupa-Bouillon was granted municipal independence and was established as a municipality by the law of January 11, 1889.
Geographic location: Nestled inland, between Mount Pelée, Le Morne-Rouge, Saint-Pierre, Le Prêcheur, Basse-Pointe and Le Lorrain, the municipality of L'Ajoupa-Bouillon is located in the heart of mountainous Martinique, on the road that connects the North Atlantic area to the Caribbean coast.
The municipality of L'Ajoupa-Bouillon is distant: about 40 km from Fort-de-France by the track, 52 km from Fort-de-France by the Atlantic coast, 30 km from the city of Trinidad and 52 km from Fort-de-France by the Caribbean coast. It is part of the district of La Trinité. Its neighboring towns are: Basse-Pointe to the north, Le Prêcheur to the west, Le Morne-Rouge to the south, Saint-Pierre to the south-west, Le Lorrain to the north-east. It is served by the national road 3 which connects the municipalities of Fort-de-France and L'Ajoupa-Bouillon through the municipality of Morne-Rouge and taking the route de la Trace.
Area: the territory of the municipality of L'Ajoupa-Bouillon represents an area of approximately 1,230 ha.
Districts: Rosalie, Sancé, Résidence Maxime, Derrière Cimetière, Route Joachim Omère, Bourg, ravine des Saints, mille pas, Dufailly, residence la Fortune, city Grenade, city of Grenadines, housing estate Deschamps, housing estate la Falaise, Deschamps, Mondzi, Grande-Savane, old Cacao, Adinet, cross Laurence, Eden, Morne Coco, the sawmill, Semaine, la Racine, Abandonné, rue Ilmany and Marie-Louise.
Economy: It is a town with an agricultural vocation. Its main activities are pineapple and banana crops, food crops (Chinese cabbage, cristophines), market gardening, floral crops and livestock (pigs and cattle).
The artisanal and tourist sectors are relatively developed in the town: the Place du 22 mai, the Immaculate Conception church, the Falaise gorges, the Dany waterfall, the Saut Babin, the Pelée mountain via the Trianon path and the 'Antre des mots (botanical garden).
Economic activity is supplemented by a few businesses (grocery stores, butchers, snacks, pizzerias, bakeries, pastry shops, restaurants), a few small businesses (construction and transport), a nursing practice, a medical practice (doctor and nurse) and tourist accommodation (rural lodges).
