Les Avirons
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| Les Avirons | ||
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| Coordinates: 21°14′31″S 55°20′00″E / 21.2419°S 55.3333°ECoordinates: 21°14′31″S 55°20′00″E / 21.2419°S 55.3333°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Overseas region and department | Réunion | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Pierre | |
| Canton | Les Avirons | |
| Intercommunality | Sud | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2007) | Michel Dennemont | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 26.27 km2 (10.14 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009) | ||
| • Population2 | 10,455 | |
| • Population2 Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97401 / 97425 | |
| Elevation |
0–2,565 m (0–8,415 ft) (avg. 268 m or 879 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Les Avirons (meaning "the oars" in French), is a commune in the Réunion overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean. It borders the commnues of Saint-Leu, Cilaos, Saint-Louis and L'Étang-Salé, an 150 metres of coastline.
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