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L'Étang-Salé

Commune in Réunion, France

Coat of arms

Location of L'Étang-Salé

Coordinates: (2022–2026) Mathieu Hoarau^[1]Area

38.65 km² (14.92 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

13,836 • Density360/km² (930/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+04:00INSEE/Postal code

97404 /97427

Elevation0–1,781 m (0–5,843 ft)
(avg. 31 m or 102 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

L'Étang-Salé (French pronunciation: [letɑ̃ sale]; French for The Salty Pond) is a commune in the department and region of Réunion. It is bordered by the communes of Les Avirons and Saint-Louis. Within the commune is the Étang-Salé forest. There is also a beach with black sand in the commune that is a popular surfing spot.

Geography

Climate

L'Étang-Salé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) closely bordering on a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). The average annual temperature in L'Étang-Salé is 23.6 °C (74.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 619.5 mm (24.39 in) with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.1 °C (80.8 °F), and lowest in July, at around 20.1 °C (68.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in L'Étang-Salé was 36.4 °C (97.5 °F) on 13 March 2004; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 8.0 °C (46.4 °F) on 15 August 1992.

Climate data for L'Étang-Salé (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1961−2008)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	36.2 (97.2)	36.2 (97.2)	36.4 (97.5)	34.1 (93.4)	33.0 (91.4)	31.2 (88.2)	29.8 (85.6)	30.1 (86.2)	31.0 (87.8)	32.5 (90.5)	33.9 (93.0)	35.3 (95.5)	36.4 (97.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.1 (89.8)	32.0 (89.6)	31.6 (88.9)	30.5 (86.9)	28.6 (83.5)	26.8 (80.2)	26.0 (78.8)	26.3 (79.3)	26.9 (80.4)	28.2 (82.8)	29.6 (85.3)	31.0 (87.8)	29.1 (84.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.9 (80.4)	27.1 (80.8)	26.4 (79.5)	25.2 (77.4)	23.1 (73.6)	21.1 (70.0)	20.1 (68.2)	20.3 (68.5)	20.9 (69.6)	22.3 (72.1)	23.9 (75.0)	25.7 (78.3)	23.6 (74.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.7 (71.1)	22.3 (72.1)	21.2 (70.2)	19.9 (67.8)	17.5 (63.5)	15.5 (59.9)	14.2 (57.6)	14.1 (57.4)	14.9 (58.8)	16.3 (61.3)	18.1 (64.6)	20.4 (68.7)	18.0 (64.4)
Record low °C (°F)	16.0 (60.8)	15.5 (59.9)	15.1 (59.2)	14.1 (57.4)	10.0 (50.0)	8.8 (47.8)	9.1 (48.4)	8.0 (46.4)	9.9 (49.8)	11.0 (51.8)	12.3 (54.1)	13.8 (56.8)	8.0 (46.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	93.0 (3.66)	108.2 (4.26)	90.2 (3.55)	69.3 (2.73)	41.6 (1.64)	40.7 (1.60)	37.2 (1.46)	20.8 (0.82)	18.7 (0.74)	20.8 (0.82)	25.1 (0.99)	53.9 (2.12)	619.5 (24.39)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	5.7	7.1	6.1	5.5	4.4	4.7	3.5	2.9	2.4	2.1	2.0	4.4	50.8
Source: Météo-France^[3]

Demography

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1967	6,510	—
1974	6,610	+0.22%
1982	7,479	+1.56%
1990	8,769	+2.01%
1999	11,755	+3.31%
2007	13,179	+1.44%
2012	13,647	+0.70%
2017	13,894	+0.36%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Economy and tourism

there is an industrial zone in L'Étang-Salé
a popular surfing beach in L'Étang-Salé-les-Bains
several hotels
an 18-hole golf course
Croc' Park - a crocodile park

Images

The beach of L'Étang-Salé
Surfer at L'Étang-Salé
Forest of L'Étang-Salé
The Gouffre - a lava formation at the coast

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE