Saint-Pierre, Réunion

Saint Pierre (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃.pjɛʁ]) is the third-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. Located on the southwest side of the island, it is the capital of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

Saint Pierre
Subprefecture and commune
An aerial view of part of Saint-Pierre and its port
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Fortis fortuna fortior (Latin: 'Courage is stronger than fortune')
Location of Saint Pierre
Coordinates: 21°20′31″S 55°28′40″E
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentRéunion
ArrondissementSaint-Pierre
CantonSaint-Pierre-1, 2 and 3
IntercommunalityVilles solidaires
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Michel Fontaine (LR)
Area
1
95.99 km2 (37.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
84,169
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code
97416 /97410
Elevation0–1,642 m (0–5,387 ft)
(avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Climate
Climate data for St.-Pierre
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(85)		 29
(85)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 26
(79)		 24
(76)		 24
(75)		 23
(74)		 24
(76)		 26
(79)		 28
(82)		 28
(83)		 27
(80)
Average low °C (°F) 26
(78)		 25
(77)		 24
(76)		 24
(75)		 22
(71)		 21
(69)		 19
(67)		 19
(66)		 20
(68)		 22
(71)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 110
(4.5)		 110
(4.4)		 180
(7.2)		 130
(5)		 110
(4.3)		 79
(3.1)		 61
(2.4)		 51
(2)		 33
(1.3)		 28
(1.1)		 58
(2.3)		 76
(3)		 1,030
(40.5)
Source: Weatherbase [1]

Infrastructure

Transportation

Pierrefonds Airport is located 5.5 kilometres outside of the commune.[2] Opened in 1999, this is a small airport for commercial traffic. It has an IATA code of ZSE.

Twin towns-Sister cities

Saint Pierre is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for St.-Pierre, Reunion". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
  2. FMEP – SAINT PIERRE PIERREFONDS. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 18 June 2020.
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