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Arrondissement Of Saint-Benoît
The arrondissement of Saint-Benoît is an arrondissement of France in the Réunion department in the Réunion region. It has six communes. Its population is 127,924 (2021), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, and their INSEE codes, are: # Bras-Panon (97402) # La Plaine-des-Palmistes (97406) # Saint-André (97409) # Saint-Benoît (97410) # Sainte-Rose (97419) # Salazie (97421) History The arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, containing six communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1968. As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France The cantons of France () are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspect ... which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the b ...
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Saint-Benoît, Réunion
Saint-Benoît () is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Réunion, about 40 kilometres southeast of Saint-Denis, the capital. Geography It is the second largest city of the island by its surface area. In the west of the commune lies Grand Étang, the largest lake of La Réunion. Close to the lake flows the Bras d'Annette waterfall. Climate Saint-Benoît has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification ''Af''). The climate is tropical, influenced by the winds called ''alizés'', or trade winds. The average annual temperature in Saint-Benoît 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 Saint-Benoît was on 6 February 2004; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 15 July 1991. Population See also ...
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Sainte-Rose, Réunion
Sainte-Rose () is a commune in the east of the French island and department of Réunion. Geography The commune is bordered by the communes of La Plaine-des-Palmistes, Saint-Benoît, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Philippe and Tampon; and by the Rivière de l'Est to the north. Sainte-Rose is home to the first wind farm on the island, built in 2004. The "Pointe des Cascades", in the commune, is the easternmost part of the island and also the easternmost part of France and of the European Union. Climate Sainte-Rose features a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen ''Af''), with substantial rainfall throughout the course of the year. Its location on the eastern side of Réunion, (windward relative to the trade winds), makes it one of the wettest cities in the world, along with Cherrapunji, Quibdó, and López de Micay. At higher altitudes it has an oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen ...
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Canton Of Saint-Benoît-1
The Cantons of France, canton of Saint-Benoît-1 is an administrative division of Réunion, an overseas department and Overseas region, region of France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Benoît, Réunion, Saint-Benoît. It consists of the following communes: #La Plaine-des-Palmistes #Saint-Benoît, Réunion, Saint-Benoît (partly) References

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Canton Of Saint-André-3
The canton of Saint-André-3 is an administrative division of Réunion, an overseas department and region of France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-André. It consists of the following communes: #Bras-Panon # Saint-André (partly) #Salazie Salazie () is a volcanic caldera and commune (administrative division) of the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, which is an overseas department and region of France. The first settlement of the area took place in 1829 after a cyclone had devast ... References Cantons of Réunion {{Réunion-geo-stub ...
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Canton Of Saint-André-2
The canton of Saint-André-2 is an administrative division of Réunion, an overseas department and region of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan .... Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-André. It consists of the following communes: # Saint-André (partly) References Cantons of Réunion {{Réunion-geo-stub ...
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Canton Of Saint-André-1
The canton of Saint-André-1 is an administrative division of Réunion, an overseas department and region of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan .... Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-André. It consists of the following communes: # Saint-André (partly) # Sainte-Suzanne References Cantons of Réunion {{Réunion-geo-stub ...
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Institut National De La Statistique Et Des études économiques
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (, ), abbreviated INSEE or Insee ( , ), is the List of national and international statistical services, national statistics bureau of France. It collects and publishes information about the Economy of France, French economy and Demographics of France, people and carries out the periodic national census. Headquartered in Montrouge, a commune in the southern Paris, Parisian suburbs, it is the French branch of Eurostat. The INSEE was created in 1946 as a successor to the Vichy France, Vichy regime's National Statistics Service (SNS). It works in close cooperation with the Institut national d'études démographiques (INED). Purpose The INSEE is responsible for the production and analysis of official statistics in France. Its best known responsibilities include: * Organising and publishing the national census. * Producing various Index (economics), indices – which are widely recognised as being of excellent quality – inc ...
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Cantons Of France
The cantons of France () are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. There are 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in more than one ...
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Arrondissement Of Saint-Denis, Réunion
The arrondissement of Saint-Denis is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Réunion Departments of France, department in the Réunion Regions of France, region. It has three Communes of France, communes. Its population is 213,402 (2021), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, and their INSEE codes, are: # Saint-Denis, Réunion, Saint-Denis (97411) # Sainte-Marie, Réunion, Sainte-Marie (97418) # Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion, Sainte-Suzanne (97420) History At the creation of the department of Réunion in 1947, its only arrondissement was Saint-Denis. It lost 11 communes to the new arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, Réunion, arrondissement of Saint-Pierre in 1964, six communes to the new arrondissement of Saint-Benoît in 1968, and one commune to the new arrondissement of Saint-Paul in 1969. In September 2006 it lost the two communes of Le Port, Réunion, Le Port and La Possession to the arrondissement of Saint-Paul. As a ...
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Salazie
Salazie () is a volcanic caldera and commune (administrative division) of the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, which is an overseas department and region of France. The first settlement of the area took place in 1829 after a cyclone had devastated the nearby coast, and the municipality of Salazie was formed in 1889. The name of the commune is potentially derived from the Malagasy word ', meaning 'good encampment'.Presentation of Salazie
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Saint-André, Réunion
Saint-André () is the fifth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the northeast part of the island of Réunion. The small lake Étang de Bois Rouge is located in the commune. This area between the Saint-Jean and the Mât rivers has been populated since the middle of the 17th century. Indeed, the first exiles were confined to Bourbon in 1646 by Mr. Promis, governor of the French Comptoir of Fort-Dauphin, to curb their mutinous ardor. Disembarked from the Saint-Laurent, they were settled in the Quartier des Français, on the banks of the Saint-Jean River. The region of Saint-André has historically seen the landing of the first French. Geography Climate Saint-André has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification ''Af''). The average annual temperature in Saint-André is . The average annual rainfall is with March as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around , and lowest in ...
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Arrondissements Of France
An ''arrondissement'' (, ) is the third level of administrative division in France generally corresponding to the territory overseen by a subprefect. As of 2023, the 101 French departments are divided into 333 arrondissements (including 13 overseas). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondissement contains the prefecture (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into communes. The term arrondissement can be roughly translated into English as district. Some municipalities in Quebec are divided into arrondissements, reflecting the province’s historical link to New France. Role and administration The administration of an arrondissement is assigned to a subprefect () who assists the departmental prefect (). Unlike French regions, departments and communes, arrondissements do not have the status of legal entity ...
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