ever recorded in Saint-Pierre was on 6 October 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 3 February 2005. Population Today The city of Saint-Pierre was never restored to its former entirety, though some villages were built in later decades on its place. Today, the town is the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Pierre. It has been designated as a "City of Art and History". There are many historic remains, and a Volcanological Museum (). See also Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption, Saint-Pierre Communes of the Martinique department Herculaneum Pompeii Victor Cochinat (1819–1886), French journalist Georges Hébert (1875–1957), French naval officer who witnessed the destruction by the volcano on the island in 1902, and went on to develop a physical training method from his experience References External links City of Saint-Pierre description from English edition of official Martinique website Communes of Martinique Subprefectures in France Populated places in Martinique Populated places established in 1635 1635 establishments in the French colonial empire