L'Étang-Salé

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Coordinates: 21°15′S 55°23′E / -21.25, 55.38

Commune of L'Étang-Salé

Location
Administration
Country France
Region Réunion
Department Réunion
Arrondissement Saint-Paul
Intercommunality CIVIS
Mayor Jean-Claude Lacouture
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–1 795 m
Land area¹ 38,65 km²
Population²
(1999)
11 755
 - Density 304/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 97404/ 97427
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

L'Étang-Salé (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 Etang-Salé forest. There is also a beach with black sand in the commune.


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