Sainte-Marie | |
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The town hall of Sainte-Marie | |
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Coordinates: 20°53′49″S 55°32′57″E / 20.8969°S 55.5492°E | |
Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Réunion |
Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
Canton | Sainte-Marie |
Intercommunality | Nord de la Réunion |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Richard Nirlo[1] |
Area 1 | 87.21 km2 (33.67 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 34,344 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+04:00 |
INSEE/Postal code | 97418 /97438 |
Elevation | 0–1,800 m (0–5,906 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Sainte-Marie (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi] ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the north side of the island of Réunion, just east of, and adjacent to, the capital of Saint-Denis.
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]Sainte-Marie has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am) closely bordering on a tropical savanna climate (Aw). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Marie is 24.5 °C (76.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,530.3 mm (60.25 in) with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.0 °C (80.6 °F), and lowest in July, at around 21.8 °C (71.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Marie was 35.2 °C (95.4 °F) on 28 January 1993; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 12.8 °C (55.0 °F) on 25 August 1991.
Climate data for Sainte-Marie (Gillot Airport, altitude 8m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1953–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 35.2 (95.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.7 (90.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.6 (74.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 270.2 (10.64) |
279.3 (11.00) |
264.5 (10.41) |
133.4 (5.25) |
95.8 (3.77) |
66.9 (2.63) |
50.9 (2.00) |
54.8 (2.16) |
48.5 (1.91) |
43.3 (1.70) |
62.5 (2.46) |
160.2 (6.31) |
1,530.3 (60.25) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 116.8 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 218.1 | 195.5 | 215.0 | 216.1 | 213.9 | 210.0 | 222.4 | 216.2 | 210.5 | 210.8 | 212.0 | 226.8 | 2,567.1 |
Source: Météo-France[3] |
Climate data for Sainte-Marie (La Mare - Cirad, altitude 68m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2001–2018) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 33.6 (92.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.3 (86.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 299.5 (11.79) |
246.0 (9.69) |
274.6 (10.81) |
145.6 (5.73) |
102.0 (4.02) |
74.4 (2.93) |
50.1 (1.97) |
56.3 (2.22) |
55.6 (2.19) |
43.9 (1.73) |
70.4 (2.77) |
135.6 (5.34) |
1,554 (61.18) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.3 | 13.8 | 15.0 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 10.8 | 126.8 |
Source: Météo-France[4] |
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1961 | 11,414 | — |
1967 | 14,367 | +3.91% |
1974 | 16,566 | +2.06% |
1982 | 17,251 | +0.51% |
1990 | 20,158 | +1.97% |
1999 | 26,582 | +3.12% |
2007 | 31,143 | +2.00% |
2012 | 31,596 | +0.29% |
2017 | 33,839 | +1.38% |
Source: SPLAF[5] and INSEE (1967-2017)[6] |
Transport & Economy
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Reunion's main airport and the Air Austral headquarters are located in Sainte-Marie.[7][8][9] There is also a small fishing harbour, a shopping-center and a brewery in the commune.
Sister cities
[edit]Moka Flacq, (Mauritius), since 1992[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "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 30, 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
- ^ World Airline Directory. Flight International. 1–7 April 1998. "40.
- ^ "Géographie Archived 2009-06-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sainte-Marie. Retrieved on 7 October 2009.
- ^ "Mentions légales Archived 2009-12-29 at the Wayback Machine." Air Austral. Retrieved on 7 October 2009.
- ^ - City of Ste.Marie Jumelages Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
External links
[edit]- Official website (in French)
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