Bras-Panon
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| region | Reunion |
| Department | Reunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Benoît |
| Canton | Saint-André-3 |
| Community association | Réunion Est |
| Coordinates | 21 ° 0 ′ S , 55 ° 41 ′ E |
| height | 0-2.092 m |
| surface | 88.55 km 2 |
| Residents | 12,811 (January 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 145 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Post Code | 97412 |
| INSEE code | 97402 |
| Website | www.braspanon.re/ |
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Bras-Panon is a French commune with 12,811 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the overseas department of Réunion . It belongs to the arrondissement Saint-Benoît and the canton Saint-André-3 (until 2015 canton Bras-Panon ). She is also a member of the Réunion Est municipal association .
geography
The 88.55 km² large municipal area of Bras-Panon comprises an approximately 2.5 km long section of the coast of the Indian Ocean in the northeast of the island of Réunion and the mountainous hinterland that rises to Mazerin at 2092 m above sea level. The rivers Rivière des Roches and Rivière du Mât, coming from the interior of the island, delimit the municipal area in the northeast and southwest. The mountain rivers overcome the great differences in altitude partly with high waterfalls ( Cascade du Chien , Cascade Blanche ). The waterfalls in the Trou de Fer gorge on the border with the municipality of Salazie are among the most impressive natural spectacles.
The neighboring municipalities of Bras-Panon are Saint-André in the north, Saint-Benoît in the south and Salazie in the southwest.
Population development
| year | 1967 | 1974 | 1981 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2009 |
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| Residents | 5533 | 5941 | 6945 | 8455 | 9683 | 11216 | 11699 |
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history
In 1736, Bertrand François Mahé de La Bourdonnais , governor of the Île de Bourbon (old name for La Réunion), commissioned the renowned French settler family Panon to survey the area between the two river regions Rivière du Mât and Rivière des Roches. Joseph Panon (1697–1767), son of the settler Augustin Panon (1664–1749), was entrusted with the mapping and Joseph broke his arm in a crash in the difficult terrain of the rocky area on the Rivière des Roches. Due to the incident, the place was named Bras-Panon (German: "Arm des Panons"). The current name of the city Bras-Panon was confirmed and officially introduced by decree of February 24, 1882 by the then French President François Paul Jules Grévy on the basis of this incident.
In 1882 Bras-Panon became an independent municipality. Until then, the settlement had belonged to the municipality of Saint-Benoît . At that time the city had 2,587 inhabitants.
climate
The climate is tropical, it stays warm all year round and is characterized by trade winds . Rain falls around 100 days and the trade wind blows around 90 days a year.
economy
The surrounding area of the city is fertile and well watered and is a major producer of bourbon vanilla . Every year in May, a large agricultural fair is held in Bras-Panon.
Community partnerships
Since 2005 there has been a partnership between Bras-Panon and the municipality of Chiconi in the French overseas department of Mayotte .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Naître d'une chute vaut mieux que d'en mourir website of the municipality (French)
- ↑ La Réunion , p. 192. Michelin - Le Guide Vert. 2010
- ↑ Bourbon vanilla takes its name from the island that was called Ile Bourbon until the French Revolution
Web links
- Community presentation (French)