The
canton
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of L'Étang-Salé is an administrative division of
Réunion
Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...
, an
overseas department
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and
region
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of
France
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. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in
L'Étang-Salé
L'Étang-Salé (; French for ''The Salty Pond'') is a commune in southwestern Réunion, a department in the Indian Ocean. It is bordered by the communes of Les Avirons and Saint-Louis. Within the commune is the Étang-Salé forest. There is al ...
.
Composition
It consists of the following communes:
[
#]Les Avirons
Les Avirons (, meaning "the oars" in French), is a commune in the Réunion overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean. It borders the communes of Saint-Leu, Cilaos, Saint-Louis and L'Étang-Salé, and 150 metres of coastline.
Geograp ...
#L'Étang-Salé
L'Étang-Salé (; French for ''The Salty Pond'') is a commune in southwestern Réunion, a department in the Indian Ocean. It is bordered by the communes of Les Avirons and Saint-Louis. Within the commune is the Étang-Salé forest. There is al ...
# Saint-Leu (partly)
Councillors
Pictures of the canton
References
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Cantons of Réunion