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L'Étang-Salé

Coordinates: 21°15′58″S 55°22′01″E / 21.2661°S 55.3669°E / -21.2661; 55.3669
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L'Étang-Salé
Beach of L'Étang-Salé
Beach of L'Étang-Salé
Coat of arms of L'Étang-Salé
Location of L'Étang-Salé
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Coordinates: 21°15′58″S 55°22′01″E / 21.2661°S 55.3669°E / -21.2661; 55.3669
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentRéunion
ArrondissementSaint-Pierre
CantonL'Étang-Salé
IntercommunalityVilles solidaires
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Mathieu Hoarau[1]
Area
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38.65 km2 (14.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
13,836
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code
97404 /97427
Elevation0–1,781 m (0–5,843 ft)
(avg. 31 m or 102 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

L'Étang-Salé (French pronunciation: [letɑ̃ sale]; French for The Salty Pond) is a commune in the department and region of Réunion. It is bordered by the communes of Les Avirons and Saint-Louis. Within the commune is the Étang-Salé forest. There is also a beach with black sand in the commune that is a popular surfing spot.

Geography

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Climate

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L'Étang-Salé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) closely bordering on a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). The average annual temperature in L'Étang-Salé is 23.6 °C (74.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 619.5 mm (24.39 in) with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.1 °C (80.8 °F), and lowest in July, at around 20.1 °C (68.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in L'Étang-Salé was 36.4 °C (97.5 °F) on 13 March 2004; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 8.0 °C (46.4 °F) on 15 August 1992.

Climate data for L'Étang-Salé (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1961−2008)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 36.2
(97.2)
36.2
(97.2)
36.4
(97.5)
34.1
(93.4)
33.0
(91.4)
31.2
(88.2)
29.8
(85.6)
30.1
(86.2)
31.0
(87.8)
32.5
(90.5)
33.9
(93.0)
35.3
(95.5)
36.4
(97.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.1
(89.8)
32.0
(89.6)
31.6
(88.9)
30.5
(86.9)
28.6
(83.5)
26.8
(80.2)
26.0
(78.8)
26.3
(79.3)
26.9
(80.4)
28.2
(82.8)
29.6
(85.3)
31.0
(87.8)
29.1
(84.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4)
27.1
(80.8)
26.4
(79.5)
25.2
(77.4)
23.1
(73.6)
21.1
(70.0)
20.1
(68.2)
20.3
(68.5)
20.9
(69.6)
22.3
(72.1)
23.9
(75.0)
25.7
(78.3)
23.6
(74.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1)
22.3
(72.1)
21.2
(70.2)
19.9
(67.8)
17.5
(63.5)
15.5
(59.9)
14.2
(57.6)
14.1
(57.4)
14.9
(58.8)
16.3
(61.3)
18.1
(64.6)
20.4
(68.7)
18.0
(64.4)
Record low °C (°F) 16.0
(60.8)
15.5
(59.9)
15.1
(59.2)
14.1
(57.4)
10.0
(50.0)
8.8
(47.8)
9.1
(48.4)
8.0
(46.4)
9.9
(49.8)
11.0
(51.8)
12.3
(54.1)
13.8
(56.8)
8.0
(46.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 93.0
(3.66)
108.2
(4.26)
90.2
(3.55)
69.3
(2.73)
41.6
(1.64)
40.7
(1.60)
37.2
(1.46)
20.8
(0.82)
18.7
(0.74)
20.8
(0.82)
25.1
(0.99)
53.9
(2.12)
619.5
(24.39)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.7 7.1 6.1 5.5 4.4 4.7 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.0 4.4 50.8
Source: Météo-France[3]

Demography

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19676,510—    
19746,610+0.22%
19827,479+1.56%
19908,769+2.01%
199911,755+3.31%
200713,179+1.44%
201213,647+0.70%
201713,894+0.36%
Source: INSEE[4]

Economy and tourism

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  • there is an industrial zone in L'Étang-Salé
  • a popular surfing beach in L'Étang-Salé-les-Bains
  • several hotels
  • an 18-hole golf course
  • Croc' Park - a crocodile park

Images

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Surfing in Etang-Salé
Surfing in Etang-Salé

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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