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Saint-André
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Saint-André is a commune in France, situated within the arrondissement of Saint-Benoît in Réunion. It serves as the capital of the cantons of Saint-André-1, Saint-André-2, and Saint-André-3. The municipality borders Bras-Panon, Sainte-Suzanne, and Salazie, and is located next to the Indian Ocean. Its postal code is 97440, and it operates in the UTC+04:00 time zone.
The area of Saint-André is 53.07 square kilometers, with an elevation of 92 meters. The population is recorded as 58,885, comprising 26,629 males and 29,639 females. The demonym for residents is Saint-Andréen. The local government office is located at 2, Rue de la Gare in the Secteur Rio district.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-André
- Region
- La Réunion
- Country
- France
- Population
- 57,150
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Overseas region and department
- Réunion
- Arrondissement
- Saint-Benoît
- Canton
- Saint-André-1 , 2 and 3
- Intercommunality
- Réunion Est
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Joé Bedier
- Area
- 53.07 km (20.49 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 58,885
- Density
- 1,110/km (2,874/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Insee postal code
- 97409 /97440
- Elevation
- 0–920 m (0–3,018 ft) , (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
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Encyclopedic overview
Saint-André ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɑ̃dʁe, sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃dʁe] ) is the fifth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the northeast part of the island of Réunion. The small lake Étang de Bois Rouge is located in the commune.
This area between the Saint-Jean and the Mât rivers has been populated since the middle of the 17th century. Indeed, the first exiles were confined to Bourbon in 1646 by Mr. Promis, governor of the French Comptoir of Fort-Dauphin, to curb their mutinous ardor. Disembarked from the Saint-Laurent, they were settled in the Quartier des Français, on the banks of the Saint-Jean River. The region of Saint-André has historically seen the landing of the first French.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-André” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.