L'Étang-Salé (; French for ''The Salty Pond'') is a

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in the department and region of

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. It is bordered by the communes of

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and Saint-Louis. Within the commune is the Étang-Salé forest. There is also a beach with black sand in the commune that is a popular

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spot.

Geography

Climate

L'Étang-Salé has a

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(

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''Aw'') closely bordering on a

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(''BSh''). The average annual temperature in L'Étang-Salé 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 L'Étang-Salé was on 13 March 2004; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 15 August 1992.

Demography

Economy and tourism

* there is an industrial zone in L'Étang-Salé * a popular surfing beach in L'Étang-Salé-les-Bains * several hotels * an 18-hole golf course * ''Croc' Park'' - a crocodile park

Images

File:Étang-salé-les-bains-plage.jpg, The beach of L'Étang-Salé File:Brisants Etang-sale.jpg, Surfer at L'Étang-Salé File:Pithecellobium dulce tree.JPG, Forest of L'Étang-Salé File:Etang-sale-gouffre-022.jpg, The ''Gouffre'' - a lava formation at the coast

References

External links

Site of the CIVISPersonal website of the L'Étang-Salé's town
Communes of Réunion Surfing locations in Réunion {{Reunion-geo-stub