Sainte-Suzanne () is a commune on the north coast of the

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island and department of

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, an island located approximately 950 km (590 mi) east of the island of

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Geography

Sainte-Suzanne is bordered by the communes of Saint-André, Sainte-Marie and

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 ...

. The course of the Saint-Jean River denoted the border between Saint-André and Saint-Suzanne. Quartier-Français is a village in this commune.

Climate

Sainte-Suzanne has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

(

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''Cfa'') closely bordering on a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...

(''Af''). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Suzanne 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 August, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Suzanne was on 7 March 2018; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 2 July 2005.

History

The town, along with Saint-Denis, was founded in 1667 by

Étienne Regnault Etienne Regnault was the first governor of Réunion. He arrived on the island on 10 July 1665 on the ship Taureau with a group of 20 settlers sent by the French East India Company.van den Boogaerde, PierreShipwrecks of Madagascarpg. 121 He founded ...

, the first governor of the island.

Population

Personalities

The following people were natives of Sainte-Suzanne: *

Edmond Albius Edmond Albius (c. 1829 – 9 August 1880) was a horticulturalist from Réunion. Born into slavery, Albius became an important figure in the cultivation of vanilla. At the age of 12, he invented a technique for pollinating vanilla orchids quickl ...

(1829–1880), a

slave Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour. Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage. Enslavemen ...

who discovered the artificial

pollination Pollination is the transfer of pollen from an anther of a plant to the stigma (botany), stigma of a plant, later enabling fertilisation and the production of seeds. Pollinating agents can be animals such as insects, for example bees, beetles or bu ...

of vanilla. *

Élie Hoarau Élie Hoarau (born July 8, 1938 in Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion) is a Reunionese politician and member of the Communist Party of Réunion. He is the husband of Senator Gélita Hoarau. Hoarau was elected as a member of the National Assembly of France ...

(born 1938), politician. *

René-Paul Victoria René-Paul Victoria (; born 27 August 1954 in Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion) was a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the island of Réunion. He was a candidate for the National Assembly in 1997, and lost against Michel Tamaya ...

(born 1954), politician.

References

External links

CINOR Site
Communes of Réunion {{Reunion-geo-stub