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Saint-Pierre
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French commune in Réunion
OverviewAI-generated
Saint-Pierre is a city and commune in France, located in the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre within Réunion. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement and several cantons, including Saint-Pierre-1, Saint-Pierre-3, and Saint-Pierre-4. The municipality borders Entre-Deux, Petite-Île, Saint-Joseph, and Saint-Louis, and is situated next to the Indian Ocean. Its official name is Saint-Pierre, and it was established in 1735.
The area covers 95.99 square kilometers, with an elevation of 15 meters. The population is recorded as 85,254, while another source lists it as 84,077. Residents are known as Saint-Pierrois. The town uses postal codes 97410 and 97432 and operates in the UTC+04:00 time zone. Michel Fontaine and Élie Hoarau are listed as heads of government.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Pierre
- Region
- La Réunion
- Country
- France
- Population
- 84,077
- Timezone
- Indian/Reunion
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Saint-Pierre
- Demonym
- Saint-Pierrois
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Pierre
- Population
- 85038
- Area
- 95.99
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Body of water
- Indian Ocean
- Shares border with
- Entre-Deux
- Official website
- www.saintpierre.re
- Image
- Saint-Pierre97410hélicoptere.jpg
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- Commons category
- Saint-Pierre (Réunion)
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Saint-Pierre (La Réunion)
- postal code
- 97432
- topic's main category
- Category:Saint-Pierre (Réunion)
- inception
- 1735-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Saint-Pierre, Réunion
- different from
- Saint-Pierre
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- male population
- 40416
- female population
- 43796
- native label
- Saint-Pierre
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-62-35-78-00
- fax number
- +33-2-62-35-78-09
- P12749
- Triton
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
thumb|300px|Saint-Pierre harbour Although it is much smaller than Miquelon, it is much more heavily populated (about 5,400 in 2017). The residents are primarily of Basque, Breton, Normand and Acadian heritage.
There are several small islands near the main island, including L'Île-aux-Marins ("Island of the Sailors"), which used to be inhabited.
Get in
There are two principal methods of getting to Saint-Pierre: ferry or flight. Everyone arriving in Saint-Pierre must pass through Customs. Passports are required for all travellers.
Get around
The downtown area can be easily explored on foot.
See
thumbnail|Saint-Pierre town as seen from an aircraft
Buy
There are several shops along or near the south ends of Rue du Maréchal Foch and Rue Maître Georges Lefèvre. However, not all shops in Saint-Pierre are clustered at this location. Sometimes a shop is located inconspicuously away from the centre of town.
Shops tend to close for lunch at mid-day (typically 12:00-13:30), and this also pertains to the post office and the tourist office.
Eat
There are few restaurants in Saint-Pierre. It is strongly encouraged that you make reservations for supper time. Any hotel/B&B or the tourism office can assist you in making reservations.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Saint-Pierre ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ] ; Reunionese Creole: Sin-Pyè) is the third-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. Located on the southwest side of the island, it is the headquarters of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Pierre” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.