Saint-Joseph (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒozɛf]) 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. The village Vincendo is part of the commune.
Saint-Joseph | |
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 Manapany in Saint-Joseph | |
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Location of Saint-Joseph  | |
| Coordinates: 21°22′43″S 55°37′09″E / 21.3786°S 55.6192°E | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Réunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Pierre |
| Canton | Saint-Joseph and Saint-Pierre-3 |
| Intercommunality | CA du Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Lebreton[1] |
| Area 1 | 178.50 km2 (68.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 38,807 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97412 /97480 |
| Elevation | 0–2,448 m (0–8,031 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 ft) |
| 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-Joseph has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Saint-Joseph is 24.4 °C (75.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,661.2 mm (65.40 in) with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.4 °C (81.3 °F), and lowest in July, at around 21.3 °C (70.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Joseph was 35.5 °C (95.9 °F) on 1 March 1991; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 14.0 °C (57.2 °F) on 25 July 1996.
| Climate data for Saint-Joseph (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1991−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.5 (95.9) | 34.6 (94.3) | 35.5 (95.9) | 33.3 (91.9) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.6 (85.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.6 (92.5) | 35.5 (95.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.0 (84.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 28.6 (83.5) | 30.1 (86.2) | 27.9 (82.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 25.7 (78.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 22.4 (72.3) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.3 (70.3) | 22.0 (71.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 26.4 (79.5) | 24.4 (75.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.5 (65.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 20.9 (69.6) | 22.6 (72.7) | 20.9 (69.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 15.1 (59.2) | 14.5 (58.1) | 16.4 (61.5) | 19.6 (67.3) | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 189.6 (7.46) | 233.4 (9.19) | 217.5 (8.56) | 192.9 (7.59) | 159.0 (6.26) | 126.6 (4.98) | 155.4 (6.12) | 96.5 (3.80) | 75.2 (2.96) | 56.8 (2.24) | 65.6 (2.58) | 92.7 (3.65) | 1,661.2 (65.40) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.5 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 125.9 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1961 | 20,127 | — |
| 1967 | 22,361 | +1.77% |
| 1974 | 23,653 | +0.81% |
| 1982 | 23,307 | −0.18% |
| 1990 | 25,630 | +1.19% |
| 1999 | 30,293 | +1.87% |
| 2007 | 34,602 | +1.68% |
| 2012 | 37,069 | +1.39% |
| 2017 | 37,644 | +0.31% |
| Source: SPLAF[4] and INSEE (1967-2017)[5] | ||
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in French)