Petite-Île (, literally ''Little Isle'') is a

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on the French island and department of Réunion. The commune is bordered by the communes of Saint-Joseph to the east and Saint-Pierre to the west. The commune gets its name from the uninhabited islet off of its coast, the only such islet near Réunion that has vegetation. The commune was established in 1935.

Geography

Climate

Petite-Île has a

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(

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''Am''). The average annual temperature in Petite-Île 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 Petite-Île was on 21 January 2009; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 2 August 2001.

Population

Economy

The main economy in the commune is

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-based, with

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plantations, along with fruit and vegetable farming.

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