Les Trois-Bassins

Les Trois-Bassins (French pronunciation: [le tʁwa basɛ̃], literally The Three Basins) is a commune in the department of Réunion. It is found on the west coast of the island, and the summit of Grand Bénare lies within its borders. The commune borders Cilaos to the west, Saint-Paul to the north and Saint-Leu to the south. The commune of Trois-Bassins was created on 27 February 1897.

Les Trois-Bassins
Location of Les Trois-Bassins
Coordinates: 21°06′21″S 55°17′42″E
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentRéunion
ArrondissementSaint-Paul
CantonSaint-Leu
IntercommunalityTerritoire de la Côte Ouest
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Daniel Pausé[1]
Area
1
42.58 km2 (16.44 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
6,953
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code
97423 /97426
Elevation0–2,898 m (0–9,508 ft)
(avg. 722 m or 2,369 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1967 4,471    
1974 4,864+1.21%
1982 5,132+0.67%
1990 5,767+1.47%
1999 6,598+1.51%
2007 6,929+0.61%
2012 7,339+1.16%
2017 7,139−0.55%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi, the leader of the Rifs, lived here until May 1947.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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