On the road from the beaches south, inland, Ducos was known as "Trou-au-Chat" before it became a commune in 1837. With its leafy neighborhoods, Ducos has a traditionally agricultural and craft vocation.
Today, industrial and craft zones have proliferated, ensuring the town's economic vitality. Ducos and neighboring towns Le Lamentin and Fort-de-France form a large, fast-developing conurbation.
Sightseeing: the Church of Notre Dame de la Nativité rebuilt in 1901 after the cyclone of 1891, the tomb of Joséphine des Vergers de Sannois (1816-1847) a relative of Empress Joséphine.
Highly traditional, the Pitt Bac invites you to enter the hot atmosphere of cockfighting...
A must-see: the lush mangrove swamp of Génipa Bay.