Ravine Blanche (district)
Ravine Blanche is a district (quartier) of the city of Saint-Pierre in La Réunion . The quarter lies west of the Center-ville and has the highest population density with approx. 7,000 inhabitants.
geography
The neighborhood is to the west of Saint-Pierre between Route Nationale 3 in the north and the coast in the south. In the west runs the eponymous Fiumara , which flows into the sea at Pointe de la Ravine Blanche . The Casabona district adjoins it to the east . Social housing , each with 6 floors, was built in the quarter in the 1970s . This made the district one of five in La Réunion that benefited from a project by the Agence nationale pour la rénovation urbaine (ANRU). 400 new apartments were built, a city park with 2 hectares, a new school center and a local transport line (TCSP). In addition, 852 apartments were renovated and a care home (EHPAD - établissement d'hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes) was built. Today there are also several sports fields, a church and two Tamil Hindu temples in the neighborhood.
background
Six districts of Saint-Pierre were among the beneficiaries of a contrat urbain de cohésion sociale in which the less well-off neighborhoods, above all Ravine Blanche, were upgraded. 120 million euros were used to renew Ravine Blanche. In addition to Ravine Blanche, Ravine des Cabris , Bois d'Olives , Basse-Terre / Joli Fond , Grands Bois , Terre-Sainte and Pierrefonds were favored.
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Social housing before the ANRU project
Social housing in a row
Social housing
Social housing
Social housing
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the information manual of the City of Saint-Pierre La Voie Du Sud n ° 37 août / septembre 2006.
- ↑ geonames.org .
- ↑ Journal de l'île de La Réunion , 06/12/2007.