La Rivière (Réunion)
Coordinates: 21 ° 15 ′ S , 55 ° 27 ′ E
La Rivière ("the river"), also called Rivière-Saint-Louis , is a town in the French overseas department of Réunion in the southeastern Indian Ocean . With its 22,000 inhabitants, La Rivière currently belongs administratively to the municipality of Saint-Louis . The division of the municipality of Saint-Louis was adopted on March 29, 2009 in a vote of the municipality citizens with a majority of 52.6%.
La Rivière consists of the districts of Le Ouaki, Bois-Nèfle, Le Ruisseau, Petit-Serré, Le Tapage, Le Gol-les-Hauts, Les Canots and Les Makes. On the road to Cilaos is the more remote settlement of Furcy, named in honor of the slave of the same name who had legally fought his status as a slave in 1817.
La Rivière is best known for its carpentry and trimming trade . Every year in August the Salon Expo-Bois takes place here, a fair where the island's furniture manufacturers present their products.
Individual evidence
- ^ Armelle Hervieu: “Oui” à la Rivière mais d'un cheveu. Journal de l'île de La Réunion , March 30, 2009.