Le Tampon () is the fourth-largest
commune in the
French
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overseas department
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of
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 o ...
. It is located on the south-central part of the island of Réunion, adjacent to
Saint-Pierre.
In the early twentieth century, the town was the base for the
murderer
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the ...
and
sorcerer Sitarane
Simicoudza Simicourba (1858 – 1911), otherwise known as Sitarane, was a thief and murderer on the island of Réunion.
Biography
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.
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Sitarane
Geography
Climate
Le Tampon has an
oceanic climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Le Tampon 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 Le Tampon was on 26 October 2011; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 18 August 1988.
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
Official website(in French)
Communes of Réunion
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