Les Avirons (, meaning "the oars" in French), is a
commune
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in the
Réunion
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overseas department
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of
France
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in the
Indian Ocean
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. It borders the communes of
Saint-Leu,
Cilaos
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History
...
,
Saint-Louis and
L'Étang-Salé, and 150 metres of coastline.
Geography
Climate
Les Avirons has a
tropical savanna climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Aw''). The average annual temperature in Les Avirons is . The average annual rainfall is with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around , and lowest in July, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Les Avirons was on 22 January 2009; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 1 August 2003.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Réunion department
The following is a list of the 24 communes of the Réunion (an overseas department of France), along with the arrondissement (district) in which they are located, and the intercommunality of which they are a member.
Intercommunalities:
* CASUD: ...
References
External links
CIVIS siteofficial website of Les Avirons.
Communes of Réunion
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