Saint-Louis (; rcf, label=
Reunionese Creole, Sin Loui) is the fifth-largest
commune
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in the
French overseas department of
Réunion. It is located on the southwest part of the island of Réunion, adjacent to
Saint-Pierre.
Geography
Climate
Saint-Louis has a
tropical savanna climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Aw''). The average annual temperature in Saint-Louis is . The average annual rainfall is with January 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 Saint-Louis was on 11 February 2016; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 10 August 2020.
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:
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References
External links
City council website(in French)
Communes of Réunion
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