The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre is an
arrondissement
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Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissem ...
of France in the
Réunion
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department in the Réunion
region
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. It has 10
communes
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Administrative-territorial entities
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** Communes of ...
.
Its population is 314,218 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, and their
INSEE code
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s, are:
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Les Avirons (97401)
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Cilaos
Cilaos () is a town and commune in France, commune on the France, French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is located centrally on the island, in a caldera of altitude 1,214 m. The caldera (usually known as the 'Cirque') is also named fo ...
(97424)
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Entre-Deux (97403)
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L'Étang-Salé (97404)
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Petite-Île (97405)
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Saint-Joseph (97412)
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Saint-Louis (97414)
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Saint-Philippe (97417)
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Saint-Pierre (97416)
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Le Tampon
Le Tampon () is the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. It is located on the south-central part of the island of Reunion, adjacent to Saint Pierre.
History
In the early twentieth century, the tow ...
(97422)
History
The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, containing 11 communes that were previously part of the
arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1964. It lost four communes to the new
arrondissement of Saint-Paul
The arrondissement of Saint-Paul is an arrondissement of France in the Réunion department in the Réunion region. It has five communes. Its population is 215,613 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Saint ...
in 1969.
Décret n°69-876 du 24 septembre 1969
/ref> In September 2006 it absorbed the two communes of Les Avirons and L'Étang-Salé from the arrondissement of Saint-Paul.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 borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre were, as of January 2015:
References
Saint-Pierre
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