Les Avirons | |
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Coordinates: 21°14′31″S55°20′00″E / 21.2419°S 55.3333°E Coordinates: 21°14′31″S55°20′00″E / 21.2419°S 55.3333°E | |
Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Réunion |
Arrondissement | Saint-Pierre |
Canton | L'Étang-Salé |
Intercommunality | Villes solidaires |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Eric Ferrere [1] |
Area 1 | 26.27 km2 (10.14 sq mi) |
Population | 11,440 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+04:00 |
INSEE/Postal code | 97401 /97425 |
Elevation | 0–2,565 m (0–8,415 ft) (avg. 268 m or 879 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Les Avirons (French pronunciation: [le.z‿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.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1967 | 4,547 | — |
1974 | 4,863 | +0.96% |
1982 | 5,150 | +0.72% |
1990 | 5,935 | +1.79% |
1999 | 7,172 | +2.13% |
2007 | 10,093 | +4.36% |
2012 | 11,181 | +2.07% |
2017 | 11,345 | +0.29% |
Source: INSEE [3] |
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