La Plaine-des-Palmistes
La Plaine-des-Palmistes | |
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 The town hall in Plaine-des-Palmistes | |
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Location of La Plaine-des-Palmistes  | |
| Coordinates: 21°08′06″S 55°37′32″E / 21.1350°S 55.6256°E | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Réunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Benoît |
| Canton | Saint-Benoît-1 |
| Intercommunality | Réunion Est |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Johnny Payet[1] |
Area 1 | 83.19 km2 (32.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,821 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97406 /97431 |
| Elevation | 720–2,402 m (2,362–7,881 ft) (avg. 1,008 m or 3,307 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Plaine-des-Palmistes is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion.
Geography
It lies in the eastern part of the island, on the RN3 road, south west of Saint-Benoît and northeast of the Col de Bellevue. It is known for its nearby forest and for the Biberon Falls. It lies close to the slopes of the Piton des Songes.
The communal territory is entirely located in the tops of the island. It borders Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Rose and Le Tampon.
Climate
| Climate data for La Plaine-des-Palmistes (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1961–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 728.1 (28.67) |
997.9 (39.29) |
692.6 (27.27) |
389.9 (15.35) |
273.6 (10.77) |
202.8 (7.98) |
173.1 (6.81) |
193.7 (7.63) |
181.8 (7.16) |
157.4 (6.20) |
181.7 (7.15) |
398.4 (15.69) |
4,571 (179.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 20.6 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 17.3 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 16.2 | 16.8 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 18.1 | 201.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 125.3 | 111.6 | 131.3 | 128.1 | 133.6 | 136.6 | 136.6 | 130.1 | 137.8 | 126.9 | 137.0 | 119.1 | 1,553.9 |
| Source: Meteo France[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Plaine-des-Palmistes (974)" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
External links
- La Plaine-des-Palmistes at runweb.com (in French)
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