| Commune status | Commune |
|---|---|
| Arrondissement | Saint-Pierre |
| Canton | L'Étang-Salé |
| Insee | 97401 |
| Postal code | 97425 |
| Mayor | Eric Ferrere[1] |
| Term | 2020–2026 |
| Intercommunality | Villes solidaires |
| Coordinates | 21.2419°S 55.3333°E |
| Elevation m | 268 |
| Elevation min m | 0 |
| Elevation max m | 2565 |
| Area km 2 | 26.27 |
Les Avirons (lez‿aviʁɔ̃, meaning "the oars" in French), is a commune in the Réunion overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean. It borders the communes of Saint-Leu, Cilaos, Saint-Louis and L'Étang-Salé, and 150 metres of coastline.
Geography
Climate
Les Avirons has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The average annual temperature in Les Avirons is 24.2 °C (75.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 805.2 mm (31.70 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 27.2 °C (81.0 °F), and lowest in July, at around 21.0 °C (69.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Les Avirons was 36.8 °C (98.2 °F) on 22 January 2009; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 13.7 °C (56.7 °F) on 1 August 2003.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 4,547 | — |
| 1974 | 4,863 | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 5,150 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 5,935 | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 7,172 | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 10,093 | +40.7% |
| 2012 | 11,181 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 11,345 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 11,536 | +1.7% |
INSEE[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
- CIVIS site
- (in French) official website of Les Avirons.