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Saint-Joseph, Réunion

Coordinates: 21°22′43″S 55°37′09″E / 21.3786°S 55.6192°E / -21.3786; 55.6192
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Saint-Joseph
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Coordinates: 21°22′43″S 55°37′09″E / 21.3786°S 55.6192°E / -21.3786; 55.6192
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentRéunion
ArrondissementSaint-Pierre
CantonSaint-Joseph and Saint-Pierre-3
IntercommunalityCA du Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Lebreton[1]
Area
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178.50 km2 (68.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
38,807
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code
97412 /97480
Elevation0–2,448 m (0–8,031 ft)
(avg. 46 m or 151 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Scenery in Saint-Joseph

Saint-Joseph (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒozɛf]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the extreme south end of the island of Réunion. As such, it features the southernmost point of the European Union. The village Vincendo is part of the commune.

Geography

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Climate

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Saint-Joseph has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Saint-Joseph is 24.4 °C (75.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,661.2 mm (65.40 in) with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.4 °C (81.3 °F), and lowest in July, at around 21.3 °C (70.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Joseph was 35.5 °C (95.9 °F) on 1 March 1991; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 14.0 °C (57.2 °F) on 25 July 1996.

Climate data for Saint-Joseph (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1991−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.5
(95.9)
34.6
(94.3)
35.5
(95.9)
33.3
(91.9)
31.9
(89.4)
30.1
(86.2)
30.5
(86.9)
28.6
(83.5)
29.6
(85.3)
31.5
(88.7)
33.0
(91.4)
33.6
(92.5)
35.5
(95.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8)
30.9
(87.6)
30.1
(86.2)
29.0
(84.2)
27.5
(81.5)
25.7
(78.3)
24.6
(76.3)
24.7
(76.5)
25.6
(78.1)
26.9
(80.4)
28.6
(83.5)
30.1
(86.2)
27.9
(82.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)
27.4
(81.3)
26.8
(80.2)
25.7
(78.3)
24.1
(75.4)
22.4
(72.3)
21.3
(70.3)
21.3
(70.3)
22.0
(71.6)
23.2
(73.8)
24.7
(76.5)
26.4
(79.5)
24.4
(75.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.8
(74.8)
24.0
(75.2)
23.4
(74.1)
22.4
(72.3)
20.8
(69.4)
19.1
(66.4)
18.1
(64.6)
18.0
(64.4)
18.5
(65.3)
19.5
(67.1)
20.9
(69.6)
22.6
(72.7)
20.9
(69.6)
Record low °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4)
20.9
(69.6)
19.5
(67.1)
18.9
(66.0)
16.3
(61.3)
15.7
(60.3)
14.0
(57.2)
14.8
(58.6)
15.1
(59.2)
14.5
(58.1)
16.4
(61.5)
19.6
(67.3)
14.0
(57.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 189.6
(7.46)
233.4
(9.19)
217.5
(8.56)
192.9
(7.59)
159.0
(6.26)
126.6
(4.98)
155.4
(6.12)
96.5
(3.80)
75.2
(2.96)
56.8
(2.24)
65.6
(2.58)
92.7
(3.65)
1,661.2
(65.40)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9.5 12.3 13.3 12.6 11.9 13.1 15.1 11.4 8.2 6.3 5.3 6.9 125.9
Source: Météo-France[3]


Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1961 20,127—    
1967 22,361+1.77%
1974 23,653+0.81%
1982 23,307−0.18%
1990 25,630+1.19%
1999 30,293+1.87%
2007 34,602+1.68%
2012 37,069+1.39%
2017 37,644+0.31%
Source: SPLAF[4] and INSEE (1967–2017)[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  4. ^ SPLAF (Site sur la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France). "Agglomérations et villes de la Réunion". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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