Saint-Benoît, Réunion

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Coordinates: 21°02′S 55°43′E / -21.03, 55.72

Commune of Saint-Benoît

Location
Administration
Country France
Region La Réunion
Department La Réunion
(sous-préfecture)
Arrondissement Saint-Benoît
(chef-lieu)
Canton chef-lieu of 2 cantons
Intercommunality CIREST
Mayor Jean-Claude Fruteau
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–
Land area¹ 229,61 km²
Population²
(2005)
33 200
 - Density 145/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 97410/ 97470
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

Saint-Benoît is a commune in the French overseas département of Réunion. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Réunion, about 40 kilometers southeast of Saint-Denis, the préfecture, or administrative center. In the 1999 census, Saint-Benoît had a population of 31,560. The commune has a land area of 229.61 km² (88.653 sq mi).

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