Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion
Sainte-Suzanne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t syzan]) is a commune on the north coast of the French island and department of Réunion, an island located approximately 950 km (590 mi) east of the island of Madagascar.
Sainte-Suzanne | |
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 The town hall of Sainte-Suzanne | |
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Location of Sainte-Suzanne | |
| Coordinates: 20°54′20″S 55°36′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Réunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
| Canton | Saint-André-1 |
| Intercommunality | Nord de la Réunion |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maurice Gironcel[1] |
| Area 1 | 58.84 km2 (22.72 sq mi) |
| Population | 24,086 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97420 /97441 |
| Elevation | 0–1,449 m (0–4,754 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
It is bordered by the communes of Saint-André, Sainte-Marie and Salazie. The course of the Saint-Jean River denoted the border between Saint-André and Saint-Suzanne. Quartier-Français is a village in this commune.
Climate
Sainte-Suzanne has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) closely bordering on a tropical rainforest climate (Af). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Suzanne is 20.3 °C (68.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 4,385.9 mm (172.67 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 23.2 °C (73.8 °F), and lowest in August, at around 17.5 °C (63.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Suzanne was 32.3 °C (90.1 °F) on 7 March 2018; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 8.0 °C (46.4 °F) on 2 July 2005.
| Climate data for Sainte-Suzanne (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2002−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 657.4 (25.88) |
578.8 (22.79) |
653.3 (25.72) |
387.5 (15.26) |
364.4 (14.35) |
273.0 (10.75) |
222.2 (8.75) |
237.1 (9.33) |
217.5 (8.56) |
195.9 (7.71) |
242.3 (9.54) |
356.5 (14.04) |
4,385.9 (172.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 22.3 | 19.7 | 21.4 | 18.8 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 18.7 | 214.8 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
History
The town, along with Saint-Denis, was founded in 1667 by Étienne Regnault, the first governor of the island.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 11,151 | — |
| 1974 | 11,984 | +1.03% |
| 1982 | 13,196 | +1.21% |
| 1990 | 14,695 | +1.35% |
| 1999 | 18,144 | +2.37% |
| 2007 | 21,856 | +2.35% |
| 2012 | 22,388 | +0.48% |
| 2017 | 23,505 | +0.98% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Personalities
The following people were natives of Sainte-Suzanne:
- Edmond Albius (1829–1880), a slave who discovered the artificial pollination of vanilla.
- Élie Hoarau (born 1938), politician.
- René-Paul Victoria (born 1954), politician.
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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