Saint-Pierre, Réunion

Saint-Pierre
Subprefecture and commune

An aerial view of part of Saint-Pierre and its port

Coat of arms
Motto: Fortis fortuna fortior (Latin: 'Courage is stronger than fortune')
Coordinates: 21°20′31″S 55°28′40″E / 21.3419°S 55.4778°E / -21.3419; 55.4778Coordinates: 21°20′31″S 55°28′40″E / 21.3419°S 55.4778°E / -21.3419; 55.4778
Country France
Overseas region and department Réunion
Arrondissement Saint-Pierre
Canton Saint-Pierre-1, 2 and 3
Intercommunality Villes solidaires
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Michel Fontaine (LR)
Area1 95.99 km2 (37.06 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 80,823
 • Density 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 97416 /97410
Elevation 0–1,642 m (0–5,387 ft)
(avg. 19 m or 62 ft)

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.

Saint-Pierre (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃.pjɛʁ]) is the third-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. Located on the southwest side of the island, it is the capital of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

Climate

Climate data for St.-Pierre
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(85)		 29
(85)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 26
(79)		 24
(76)		 24
(75)		 23
(74)		 24
(76)		 26
(79)		 28
(82)		 28
(83)		 27
(80)
Average low °C (°F) 26
(78)		 25
(77)		 24
(76)		 24
(75)		 22
(71)		 21
(69)		 19
(67)		 19
(66)		 20
(68)		 22
(71)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 114
(4.5)		 112
(4.4)		 183
(7.2)		 130
(5)		 109
(4.3)		 79
(3.1)		 61
(2.4)		 50
(2)		 33
(1.3)		 28
(1.1)		 58
(2.3)		 80
(3)		 1,029
(40.5)
Source: Weatherbase [1]

Infrastructure

Transportation

Pierrefonds Airport is located 5.5 kilometres outside of the commune.[2] Opened in 1999, this is a small airport for commercial traffic. It has an IATA code of ZSE.

See also

Twin towns - Sister cities

Saint-Pierre is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for St.-Pierre, Reunion". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
  2. ↑ FMEP – SAINT PIERRE PIERREFONDS. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 17 August 2017.


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