Saint-Paul, Réunion
Saint-Paul | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 21°00′35″S 55°16′11″E / 21.0097°S 55.2697°E | |
Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Réunion |
Arrondissement | Saint-Paul |
Canton | 3 cantons |
Intercommunality | Territoire de la Côte Ouest |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Emmanuel Seraphin[1] |
Area 1 | 241.28 km2 (93.16 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 105,240 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+04:00 |
INSEE/Postal code | 97415 /97460 |
Elevation | 0–2,955 m (0–9,695 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Paul (French pronunciation: overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the extreme west side of the island of Réunion.
Until 1999, near Saint Paul there was the 428-metre (1,404 ft) tall mast
OMEGA Chabrier transmitter
.
Population
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1961 | 35,528 | — |
1967 | 43,129 | +3.28% |
1974 | 52,554 | +2.86% |
1982 | 58,412 | +1.33% |
1990 | 71,669 | +2.59% |
1999 | 87,712 | +2.27% |
2007 | 101,023 | +1.78% |
2012 | 104,646 | +0.71% |
2017 | 104,519 | −0.02% |
Source: SPLAF[3] and INSEE (1967-2017)[4] |
Transport
Saint-Paul was to be the western terminus of the proposed Réunion Tram Train. However, the project was abandoned in May 2010 due to a lack of funds.
The traditional grave of French
£1 billion, is located in Saint-Paul's Cimetière marin de Saint-Paul cemetery. Besides pirates, the cemetery also serves as the permanent resting place of poets Leconte de Lisle and Eugène Dayot, as well as the painter Arthur Grimaud
.
Geography
Climate
Saint-Paul has a
hot semi-arid climate
(BSh). The average annual temperature in Saint-Paul is 25.3 °C (77.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 482.3 mm (18.99 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 28.2 °C (82.8 °F), and lowest in July, at around 22.3 °C (72.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Paul was 37.0 °C (98.6 °F) on 25 January 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 15.1 °C (59.2 °F) on 14 August 1991.
Climate data for Saint-Paul (Pointe des Trois-Bassins, altitude 5m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.0 (98.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.1 (82.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 109.1 (4.30) |
101.3 (3.99) |
84.1 (3.31) |
45.9 (1.81) |
21.7 (0.85) |
15.3 (0.60) |
7.8 (0.31) |
7.7 (0.30) |
4.7 (0.19) |
8.0 (0.31) |
18.2 (0.72) |
58.5 (2.30) |
482.3 (18.99) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.7 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 37.3 |
Source: Météo France[5]
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Climate data for Saint-Paul, (L'Ermitage - Cirad, altitude 147m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2002–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 35.4 (95.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.0 (96.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 138.4 (5.45) |
117.3 (4.62) |
112.6 (4.43) |
54.6 (2.15) |
25.1 (0.99) |
21.8 (0.86) |
8.3 (0.33) |
9.3 (0.37) |
7.4 (0.29) |
10.7 (0.42) |
28.4 (1.12) |
63.8 (2.51) |
597.7 (23.53) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 47.5 |
Source: Météo-France[6] |
Climate data for Saint-Paul (Bois de Nefles, altitude 595m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2002–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 34.4 (93.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 252.2 (9.93) |
249.7 (9.83) |
175.4 (6.91) |
74.0 (2.91) |
39.8 (1.57) |
23.0 (0.91) |
13.0 (0.51) |
15.1 (0.59) |
20.9 (0.82) |
23.3 (0.92) |
53.3 (2.10) |
123.9 (4.88) |
1,063.6 (41.87) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.3 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 81.3 |
Source: Météo-France[7] |
Climate data for Saint-Paul (Piton-Maido, altitude 2150m, 1991–2020 averages, extremes 1998−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 378.6 (14.91) |
293.8 (11.57) |
280.6 (11.05) |
88.9 (3.50) |
44.7 (1.76) |
32.0 (1.26) |
26.6 (1.05) |
22.1 (0.87) |
29.8 (1.17) |
27.0 (1.06) |
55.2 (2.17) |
126.5 (4.98) |
1,405.8 (55.35) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14.9 | 13.5 | 12.1 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 89.8 |
Source: Météo France[8]
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ SPLAF (la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France). "Agglomérations et villes de la Réunion" [Towns and cities of Reunion Island]. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Évolution et structure de la population en 2017 − Commune de Saint-Paul (97415) | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "climate of Pointe des Trois-Bassins 1991-2020" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "climate of Piton-Maido 1991-2020" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Paul (Réunion).
New International Encyclopedia article "Saint-Paul
".- Official website (in French)
- Video du Marché