Staouéli

Municipality in Algiers, Algeria

Staouéli سطوالي
Municipality
Commune of Staouéli
Sidi Fredj resort
36°45′N 2°53′E / 36.750°N 2.883°E / 36.750; 2.883
Country	Algeria
Province	Algiers
District	Zéralda
Government
• PMA Seats	11
• PMA president	Tofik hrag (2021-2026)
Area
• Total	22.23 km² (8.58 sq mi)
Population (1998)
• Total	38,915
• Density	1,800/km² (4,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Postal code	16101
ONS code	1645

Staouéli (Berber: ⵚⵟⴰⵡⴰⵍⵉ) is a municipality in Algiers Province, Algeria. It is located in Zéralda district, on a Presque-isle on the Mediterranean Sea, hosting the resort town of Sidi Fredj. There was a Grand Prix circuit located in Staouéli. Grands Prix was held there from 1928 to 1930, but the circuit is no longer operational.^[1]

In 1843, the Trappists obtained a grant of 2500 acres of land on the site of the Battle of Staouéli (fought on June 19, 1830, during the French conquest of Algeria). Here they have built a monastery where some 100 monks lived and worked. On the wall of the monastery is the inscription: S'il est triste de vivre à la Trappe, qu'il est doux d'y mourir (While it is sad to live here, it is sweet to die here).