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.
Sainte-Marie | |
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 The town hall of Sainte-Marie | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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Location of Sainte-Marie  | |
| 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. | |
Geography
Climate
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in French)
