The arrondissement of Saint-Benoît is an
arrondissement
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Europe
France
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of France in the
Réunion
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department in the Réunion
region
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. It has six
communes
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Administrative-territorial entities
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Its population is 127,924 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, and their
INSEE code
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s, are:
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Bras-Panon
Bras-Panon () is a commune on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, which is an overseas department and region of France. Bras-Panon borders the communes of Saint-André, Saint-Benoît and Salazie; as well as the Mât river, the Rivière des ...
(97402)
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La Plaine-des-Palmistes (97406)
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Saint-André (97409)
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Saint-Benoît (97410)
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Sainte-Rose (97419)
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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.
Décret n° 68-862 du 2 octobre 1968
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As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France
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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 borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Benoît were, as of January 2015:
References
Saint-Benoit
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