Saint-Pierre (; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, Sin-Pyè) is the third-largest

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in the French

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Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...

. Located on the southwest side of the island, it is the capital of the

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. It developed from a port built from 1854 to 1882, which was used for the trade between Asia and Europe. Today, it features 400 sites for fishing and pleasure boats, while most of the commercial traffic moved north to ''Le Port''.

Geography

The town of Saint-Pierre is at the beginning of the only major road N3 across the island. From here, the road leads to Le Tampon, La Plaine des Cafres and Bourg Murat. From that area, there is a relatively easy access to the Piton de la Fournaise and a starting point of many excursions.

Climate

Saint-Pierre has a

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(

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''BSh''), while Ligne Paradis and Ravine des Cabris's climate type has

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(

''Aw'') in the southeast of the area. The average annual temperature in Saint-Pierre (downtown) is . The average annual rainfall is with February 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 Saint-Pierre (downtown) was on 20 February 2007; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 15 September 2020.

Transportation

Pierrefonds Airport Pierrefonds Airport (french: Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds) is an airport located west-northwest of Saint-Pierre in Réunion. It is the smaller of the two airports located on the island, Roland Garros Airport being the other. The d ...

is located 5.5 kilometres outside of the commune. Opened in 1999, this is a small airport for commercial traffic. It has an

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code of ZSE.

Population

Accommodations

There are no major hotels in Saint-Pierre. Comfort is only available at smaller houses such as converted Creole mansions and villas. ReU_StPierre_HoteldeVille.jpg, Hôtel de Ville Ville_Saint-Pierre1.jpg, City of Saint-Pierre La_Réunion_Ville_de_Saint-Pierre_-_Port.jpg, Port Ville_Saint-Pierre2.jpg, Beach in the evening La_Réunion_Villa_Morgane_in_Saint-Pierre.jpg, Hotel Villa Morgane La_Réunion_Sunset_at_Saint-Pierre1.jpg, Sunset

Twin towns-Sister cities

Saint-Pierre is twinned with

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Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

References

External links

Saint Pierre Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saintpierre Communes of Réunion Subprefectures in France