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Arrondissement Of Saint-Denis, Réunion
The arrondissement of Saint-Denis is an arrondissement of France in the Réunion department in the Réunion region. It has three communes. Its population is 204,304 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, and their INSEE codes, are: # Saint-Denis (97411) # Sainte-Marie (97418) # Sainte-Suzanne (97420) History At the creation of the department of Réunion in 1947, its only arrondissement was Saint-Denis. It lost 11 communes to the new arrondissement of Saint-Pierre in 1964, six communes to the new arrondissement of Saint-Benoît in 1968, and one commune to the new arrondissement of Saint-Paul in 1969. In September 2006 it lost the two communes of Le Port and La Possession to the arrondissement of Saint-Paul. As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Denis, Réunion
Saint-Denis (, , unofficially Saint-Denis de La Réunion for disambiguation; ) is the prefecture (administrative capital) of the French overseas department and region of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is located at the island's northernmost point, close to the mouth of the Rivière Saint-Denis. Saint-Denis is the most populous commune in the French overseas departments and the nineteenth most populous in all of France. At the 2019 census, there were 314,880 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Saint-Denis (as defined by INSEE), 153,810 of whom lived in the city (commune) of Saint-Denis proper and the remainder in the neighbouring communes of La Possession, Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Suzanne, Saint-André, and Bras-Panon. History Foundation Saint-Denis was founded in 1669 by Étienne Regnault, first governor of Bourbon Island (as La Réunion was then called), on the northern side of the island, where a larger and more fertile plain was deemed more propitious for the deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Saint-Benoît
The arrondissement of Saint-Benoît is an arrondissement of France in the Réunion department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in the Réunion region. It has six communes. Its population is 126,777 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, and their INSEE codes, are: # Bras-Panon (97402) # La Plaine-des-Palmistes (97406) # Saint-André (97409) # Saint-Benoît (97410) # Sainte-Rose (97419) # Salazie (97421) History The arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, containing six communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1968. As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of Saint-Denis
The cantons of Saint-Denis are administrative divisions of Réunion, an overseas department The overseas departments and regions of France (french: départements et régions d'outre-mer, ; ''DROM'') are departments of France that are outside metropolitan France, the European part of France. They have exactly the same status as mainlan ... and region of France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the city of Saint-Denis is subdivided into 4 cantons. Their seat is in Saint-Denis. Cantons References {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Denis Cantons of Réunion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut National De La Statistique Et Des études économiques
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (french: link=no, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), abbreviated INSEE or Insee ( , ), is the national statistics bureau of France. It collects and publishes information about the French economy and people and carries out the periodic national census. Headquartered in Montrouge, a commune in the southern Parisian suburbs, it is the French branch of Eurostat. The INSEE was created in 1946 as a successor to the Vichy regime's National Statistics Service (SNS). It works in close cooperation with the Institut national d'études démographiques (INED). Purpose The INSEE is responsible for the production and analysis of official statistics in France. Its best known responsibilities include: * Organising and publishing the national census. * Producing various indices – which are widely recognised as being of excellent quality – including an inflation index used for determining the rates o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. As of 2015, there were 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Possession
La Possession () is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the northwest side of the island of Réunion, between the capital of Saint-Denis and the commune of Le Port. To the territory of this commune belongs the major part of the Cirque of Mafate, a caldera of the dormant Piton des Neiges volcano. It is part of the Réunion National Park. History The territory of the commune of La Possession belonged to the commune of Saint-Paul until 1895. In 1675 the first settlements were led by Jean Marquet (a creek was named for him). In 1699 sugar cane concessions were attributed to Texer de Mota, a Portuguese from India From 1730-1767 construction of ''Chemin Crémont'' created the first paved walkway to the capital Saint-Denis. In 1797 the Rivière des Galets concession was attributed to Dr Rivière. In 1833 a chapel was constructed, later replaced by a church. 1834: Still belonging to the commune of Saint-Paul, Réunion the territory of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Port, Réunion
Le Port () is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located at the extreme northwest corner of the island of Réunion. It has a population of 34,218 (2017). It is the main harbor city of the island. Climate Le Port features a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen ''BSh''). Due to located leeward side of the island, Le Port does not receive as much precipitation as Saint-Denis and the eastern part of the island. There is a wetter season from December to April and a drier season for the rest of the year. The warmest month is February, with a mean of and an average high of . February is also the wettest month, receiving of rain on average. The coolest months are July and August, which have a mean of . July is also the driest month, receiving only of rainfall on average. On 6 March 2004, Le Port recorded a temperature of , which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Réunion. Le Port receives 2670.6 hours of sunshine annually, which is evenly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Saint-Paul
The arrondissement of Saint-Paul is an arrondissement of France in the Réunion department in the Réunion region. It has five communes. Its population is 214,073 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Paul, and their INSEE codes, are: # Le Port (97407) # La Possession (97408) # Saint-Leu (97413) # Saint-Paul (97415) # Les Trois-Bassins (97423) History The arrondissement of Saint-Paul, containing four communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre and one commune that was previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1969. In September 2006 it absorbed the two communes of Le Port and La Possession from the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, and it lost the two communes of Les Avirons and L'Étang-Salé to the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre. As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Saint-Pierre, Réunion
The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre is an arrondissement of France in the Réunion department in the Réunion region. It has 10 communes. Its population is 311,401 (2019), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, and their INSEE codes, are: # Les Avirons (97401) # Cilaos (97424) # Entre-Deux (97403) # L'Étang-Salé (97404) # Petite-Île (97405) # Saint-Joseph (97412) # Saint-Louis (97414) # Saint-Philippe (97417) # Saint-Pierre (97416) # Le Tampon (97422) History The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, containing 11 communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1964. It lost four communes to the new arrondissement of Saint-Paul in 1969. In September 2006 it absorbed the two communes of Les Avirons and L'Étang-Salé from the arrondissement of Saint-Paul. As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Repub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissements Of France
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', which may be roughly translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondissement contains the prefecture (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes. Municipal arrondissement A municipal arrondissement (, pronounced ), is a subdivision of the commune, used in the three largest cities: Paris, Lyon, and Marseille. It functions as an even lower administrative division, with its own mayor. Although usually referred to simply as an "arrondissement," they should not be confused with departmental arrondissements, which are groupin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion
Sainte-Suzanne () is a commune on the north coast of the French island and department of Réunion. Geography It is bordered by the communes of Saint-André, Sainte-Marie and Salazie. The course of the Saint-Jean River denoted the border between Saint-André and Saint-Suzanne. Quartier-Français is a village in this commune. Climate Sainte-Suzanne has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') closely bordering on a tropical rainforest climate (''Af''). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Suzanne is . The average annual rainfall is with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around , and lowest in August, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Suzanne was on 7 March 2018; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 2 July 2005. History The town, along with Saint-Denis, was founded in 1667 by Étienne Regnault, the first governor of the island. Population Perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Marie, Réunion
Sainte-Marie () is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the north side of the island of Réunion, just east of, and adjacent to, the capital of Saint-Denis. Geography Climate Sainte-Marie has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification ''Am'') closely bordering on a tropical savanna climate (''Aw''). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Marie is . The average annual rainfall is with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around , and lowest in July, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Marie was on 28 January 1993; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 25 August 1991. Population Transport & Economy Reunion's main airport and the Air Austral headquarters are located in Sainte-Marie. There is also a small fishing harbour, a shopping-center and a brewery in the commune. Sister cities * Moka Flacq, (Mauritius), since 1992 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
