Saint-Pierre, Réunion

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Coordinates: 21°19′S 55°28′E / -21.32, 55.47

Commune of Saint-Pierre

Location
Administration
Country France
Region La Réunion
Department La Réunion
Arrondissement Saint-Pierre
Canton Chef-lieu of 4 cantons
Intercommunality CIVIS
Mayor Michel Fontaine
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–1 640 m
Land area¹ 95,99 km²
Population²
(1999)
69 009
 - Density 718/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 97416/ 97410
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-Pierre is the third-largest commune in the French overseas département of Réunion. It is located on the southwest side of the island of Réunion. In the 1999 census, Saint-Pierre had a population of 68,915. The commune has a land area of 95.99 km² (37.062 sq mi). The agglomeration of Saint-Pierre, including the neighbouring commune of Le Tampon, has a total population of 129,238 - the second-largest in Réunion.

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