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Saint-Leu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lø]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the west coast of the island of Réunion.
Saint-Leu | |
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Commune | |
 Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
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Location of Saint-Leu  | |
| Coordinates: 21°09′59″S 55°17′13″E | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Réunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Paul |
| Canton | Saint-Leu and L'Étang-Salé |
| Intercommunality | Territoire de la Côte Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Domen[1] |
| Area 1 | 118.37 km2 (45.70 sq mi) |
| Population | 34,586 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97413 /97436 |
| Elevation | 0–2,782 m (0–9,127 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| Website | saintleu.re |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Climate
Saint-Leu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) closely bordering on a subtropical highland climate (Cwb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Leu is 19.2 °C (66.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,068.8 mm (42.08 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 22.2 °C (72.0 °F), and lowest in August, at around 16.4 °C (61.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Leu was 30.9 °C (87.6 °F) on 10 January 2007; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 8.5 °C (47.3 °F) on 10 September 1975.
| Climate data for Saint-Leu (altitude 429m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2002–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.1 (93.4) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.3 (75.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 211.9 (8.34) |
195.1 (7.68) |
178.3 (7.02) |
101.7 (4.00) |
36.2 (1.43) |
38.1 (1.50) |
23.3 (0.92) |
20.8 (0.82) |
25.9 (1.02) |
20.5 (0.81) |
55.8 (2.20) |
90.9 (3.58) |
998.5 (39.31) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.7 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 76.7 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Saint-Leu (Mascarin, altitude 520m, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1992–2016) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.3 (91.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 161.6 (6.36) |
197.7 (7.78) |
124.6 (4.91) |
65.4 (2.57) |
38.5 (1.52) |
27.1 (1.07) |
19.1 (0.75) |
17.7 (0.70) |
18.8 (0.74) |
17.7 (0.70) |
30.6 (1.20) |
90.6 (3.57) |
809.4 (31.87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.9 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 65.2 |
| Source: Météo-France[4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Saint-Leu (Colimacons, altitude 798m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1964–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 240.1 (9.45) |
227.5 (8.96) |
172.1 (6.78) |
78.6 (3.09) |
36.1 (1.42) |
29.8 (1.17) |
20.5 (0.81) |
21.6 (0.85) |
19.8 (0.78) |
32.2 (1.27) |
56.6 (2.23) |
133.9 (5.27) |
1,068.8 (42.08) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.1 | 13.6 | 11.2 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 8.1 | 11.1 | 88.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 133.9 | 120.7 | 138.0 | 141.1 | 163.9 | 166.3 | 172.6 | 162.2 | 140.2 | 129.5 | 129.2 | 124.5 | 1,722.2 |
| Source 1: Météo-France[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteociel.fr (sunshine 1981-2010)[6] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,137 | — |
| 1967 | 16,870 | +0.74% |
| 1974 | 17,396 | +0.44% |
| 1982 | 18,207 | +0.57% |
| 1990 | 20,931 | +1.76% |
| 1999 | 25,314 | +2.13% |
| 2007 | 29,422 | +1.90% |
| 2012 | 32,971 | +2.30% |
| 2017 | 33,576 | +0.36% |
| Source: SPLAF[7] and INSEE (1967-2017)[8] | ||
Sports
Surf
It is a well-known surf spot. Various surfing competitions have been held in Saint-Leu, including World Qualifying Series (WQS) and ASP World Tour (WCT)[9] competitions. It is well known for its famous left wave.
Paragliding
There is a paragliding base at Colimaçons. Paragliding World Cup races have been held in Saint-Leu in 2003 and 2006, and Pre World Cup Tour race in 2010[10] and 2015.[11] In 2016 the city will held again a Paragliding World Cup race (October 2016).[12]
Points of interest
- Conservatoire botanique national de Mascarin
- Kélonia Marine Turtle Station
- Museum Stella Matutina
Neighborhoods of Saint Leu
- Downtown Saint-Leu
- Chaloupe Saint-Leu
- Pointe au Sel
- Bras Mouton;
- Bac en fer
- Cap Saint-Leu
- La Fontaine
- L'Etang Saint-Leu
- La Pointe des Châteaux
- Les Colimaçons
- Le Plate
- Grand Fond
- Stella Matutina
- Le Portail
- Piton Saint-Leu
Gallery
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- "Normales / Moyennes 1981-2010 / Colimacons (974)" (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- SPLAF (Site sur la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France). "Agglomérations et villes de la Réunion". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- "asphawii FAQ". Archived from the original on 2009-10-30.
- "Pre PWC France Reunion Island Saint-Leu 2010 - Paragliding World Cup".
- "2015 French Pre World Cup - Reunion Island, St Leu - Paragliding World Cup".
- "2016 World Cup - Reunion Island ::: Saint Leu (Max 105 pilots) - Paragliding World Cup".
External links
Media related to Saint-Leu (Réunion) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
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[de] Saint-Leu (Réunion)
Saint-Leu ist eine französische Gemeinde im Übersee-Département Réunion. Sie grenzt im Südwesten an den Indischen Ozean und beherbergt einen botanischen Garten (Conservatoire Botanique de Mascarin) und ein öffentliches Aquarium (Kélonia). Die Gemeindegemarkung war bis zu deren Auflösung 2015 aufgeteilt in die Kantone Saint-Leu-1 und Saint-Leu-2, seither gehören Teile der Gemeinde zu den Kantonen Saint-Leu und L’Étang-Salé.- [en] Saint-Leu, Réunion
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