Arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, Réunion
Encyclopedia
The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre is an arrondissement
of France, located in the Réunion
département, in the Réunion région
. It has 18 cantons
and 10 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 18 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 10 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-Pierre are (between parenthesis, INSEE number):- Les Avirons (01)
- Entre-Deux (03)
- L'Étang-Salé (04)
- Petite-Île (05)
- Saint-Joseph 1st Canton (16)
- Saint-Joseph 2nd Canton (17)
- Saint-Louis 1st Canton (20)
- Saint-Louis 2nd Canton (21)
- Saint-Louis 3rd Canton (22)
- Saint-Philippe (26)
- Saint-Pierre 1st Canton (27)
- Saint-Pierre 2nd Canton (28)
- Saint-Pierre 3rd Canton (29)
- Saint-Pierre 4th Canton (43)
- Le Tampon 1st Canton (34)
- Le Tampon 2nd Canton (35)
- Le Tampon 3rd Canton (44)
- Le Tampon 4th Canton (49)
Communes
The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, 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. Les Avirons Les Avirons Les Avirons , is a commune in the Réunion overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean. It borders the commnues of Saint-Leu, Cilaos, Saint-Louis and L'Étang-Salé, an 150 metres of coastline.-External links:*... (97401) |
2. Cilaos Cilaos Cilaos is a town and commune on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is located centrally on the island, in a caldera of altitude 1214 m... (97424) |
3. Entre-Deux Entre-Deux L'Entre-Deux is a commune on the French island and department of Réunion. The commune gets its name from the fact that it is situated between the two main tributaries of the Saint-Étienne River: the Bras de Cilaos to the west and the Bras de la Plaine to the east... (97403) |
4. L'Étang-Salé L'Étang-Salé L'Étang-Salé is a commune in the department and region of Réunion. It is bordered by the communes of Les Avirons and Saint-Louis. Within the commune is the Etang-Salé forest. There is also a beach with black sand in the commune.... (97404) |
5. Petite-Île Petite-Île Petite-Île is a commune in the French island and department of Réunion. The commune is bordered by the communes of Saint-Joseph to the east and Saint-Pierre to the west... (97405) |
| 6. Saint-Joseph Saint-Joseph, Réunion Saint-Joseph is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the extreme south end of the island of Réunion. As such, it features the southernmost point of the European Union.-External links:*... (97412) |
7. Saint-Louis Saint-Louis, Réunion Saint-Louis is the fifth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the southwest part of the island of Réunion, adjacent to Saint-Pierre.-External links:*... (97414) |
8. Saint-Philippe Saint-Philippe Saint-Philippe is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located in south-eastern Reunion.-Geography:Saint-Philippe is on the highest point on the island. It borders the municipalities of Saint-Joseph and Sainte-Rose, to the west and north respectively. Although it is a... (97417) |
8. Saint-Pierre Saint-Pierre, Réunion Saint-Pierre is the third-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the southwest side of the island of Réunion.-External links:*... (97416) |
10. Le Tampon Le Tampon Le Tampon is the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the south-central part of the island of Réunion, adjacent to Saint-Pierre.... (97422) |