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Place details
- Locality
- Le Tampon
- Region
- La Réunion
- Country
- France
- Population
- 81,943
- Timezone
- Indian/Reunion
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Overseas region and department
- Réunion
- Arrondissement
- Saint Pierre
- Canton
- 2 cantons
- Intercommunality
- CA du Sud
- Mayor 2020 2026
- André Thien Ah Koon
- Area
- 165.43 km (63.87 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 82,579
- Density
- 499.18/km (1,292.9/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Insee postal code
- 97422 /97430
- Elevation
- 287–2,418 m (942–7,933 ft) , (avg. 546 m or 1,791 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Le Tampon
- Demonym
- Tamponnais
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Pierre
- Population
- +82579
- Area
- +165.43
- Shares border with
- Sainte-Rose
- Official website
- www.letampon.fr
- Image
- Eglise tampon.jpg
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Article
Le Tampon ( French pronunciation: [lə tɑ̃pɔ̃] ) is the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. It is located on the south-central part of the island of Reunion, adjacent to Saint Pierre.
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