Arrondissement of Saint-Paul
Encyclopedia
The arrondissement of Saint-Paul is an arrondissement
of France, located in the Réunion
département, in the Réunion région
. It has 11 cantons
and 5 communes
.
s, are:
Arrondissements of France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts.The capital of an arrondissement/district is called a subprefecture...
of France, located in the Réunion
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
département, in the Réunion région
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
. It has 11 cantons
Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...
and 5 communes
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
.
Cantons
The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Paul are (in parenthesis, INSEE codes):- Le Port 1st Canton (07)
- Le Port 2nd Canton (37)
- La Possession (08)
- Saint-Leu 1st Canton (18)
- Saint-Leu 2nd Canton (19)
- Saint-Paul 1st Canton (23)
- Saint-Paul 2nd Canton (24)
- Saint-Paul 3rd Canton (25)
- Saint-Paul 4th Canton (46)
- Saint-Paul 5th Canton (47)
- Les Trois-Bassins (36)
Communes
The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Paul, and their INSEE codeINSEE code
The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies to identify various entities, including communes, départements...
s, are:
| 1. Le Port Le Port, Réunion Le Port is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located at the extreme northwest corner of the island of Réunion. In the 1999 census, Le Port had a population of 38,412... (97407) |
2. La Possession La Possession La Possession is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the northwest side of the island of Réunion, between the capital of Saint-Denis and the commune of Le Port. The commune is twinned with Villeneuve-d'Ascq, in France.... (97408) |
3. Saint-Leu Saint-Leu, Réunion Saint-Leu is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the west side of the island of Réunion.-Points of interest:* Conservatoire botanique national de Mascarin... (97413) |
4. Saint-Paul Saint-Paul, Réunion Saint-Paul is the second-largest commune in the French 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 metres tall mast OMEGA Chabrier transmitter.- Transport :... (97415) |
5. Les Trois-Bassins (97423) |