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Saint-Benoît
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Saint-Benoît is a commune in France, situated in the arrondissement of Saint-Benoît within Réunion. It serves as the capital for the arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, as well as the cantons of Saint-Benoît-1 and Saint-Benoît-2. The town borders Bras-Panon, Cilaos, Entre-Deux, and La Plaine-des-Palmistes, and is located next to the Indian Ocean and the Rivière de l'Est. Its official name is Saint-Benoît, and its inhabitants are referred to as Bénédictin.
The commune has a population of 38,604, comprising 18,284 males and 19,475 females. It covers an area of 229.61 square kilometers. Jean-Claude Fruteau is the head of government. The postal codes for the area are 97470 and 97437.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Benoît
- Region
- La Réunion
- Country
- France
- Population
- 0
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Overseas region and department
- Réunion
- Arrondissement
- Saint-Benoît
- Canton
- Saint-Benoît-1 and 2
- Intercommunality
- Réunion Est
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Patrice Selly
- Area
- 229.61 km (88.65 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 38,604
- Density
- 168.13/km (435.45/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Insee postal code
- 97410 /97470
- Elevation
- 0–2,520 m (0–8,268 ft) , (avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Saint-Benoît
- Demonym
- Bénédictin
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Benoît
- Population
- 37585
- Area
- 229.61
- Elevation
- 0
- Body of water
- Rivière de l'Est
- Head of government
- Jean-Claude Fruteau
- Shares border with
- Le Tampon
- Official website
- www.saint-benoit.re
- Image
- Hôtel-de-ville-de-Saint-Benoît.JPG
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- Commons category
- Saint-Benoît (Réunion)
- postal code
- 97437
- topic's main category
- Category:Saint-Benoît (Réunion)
- different from
- Aigremont
- male population
- 18284
- female population
- 19475
- P8168
- Paul Krugman
- native label
- Saint-Benoît
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Benoît-2
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.saint-benoit.re/contact
- phone number
- +33-2-62-50-88-00
- fax number
- +33-2-62-50-88-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Saint-Benoît ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bənwa] ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Réunion, about 40 kilometres southeast of Saint-Denis, the capital.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Benoît” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.