Sainte-Rose (Réunion)
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region | Reunion |
Department | Reunion |
Arrondissement | Saint-Benoît |
Canton | Saint-Benoît-2 |
Community association | Réunion Est |
Coordinates | 21 ° 8 ′ S , 55 ° 48 ′ E |
height | 0-2,623 m |
surface | 177.60 km 2 |
Residents | 6,418 (January 1, 2017) |
Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 |
Post Code | 97439 |
INSEE code | 97419 |
Sainte-Rose is a French commune in the overseas department of Réunion with 6,418 inhabitants (January 1, 2017).
geography
The municipality of Sainte-Rose, which covers 166.7 km², is located in the east of the island of Réunion. The northern municipal boundary marks the river Rivière de l'Est , in the south the border runs from the chimney of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano to the Grand Brûlé , the coastal section of the volcanic slope.
The neighboring municipalities of Sainte-Rose are La Plaine-des-Palmistes , Saint-Benoît , Saint-Joseph , Saint-Philippe and Le Tampon .
history
- On August 16, 1809, the British landed under the command of Captain Robert Corbet at Sainte-Rose on Réunion . They were beaten here by the Saint-Benoît National Guard on August 25th.
- In January 1901 the British steamer “Kaisairi” ran aground near Sainte-Rose. 23 of the 75-strong team died.
- In April 1977 the district of Piton Sainte-Rose was partially buried by a lava flow during an eruption of the neighboring volcano Piton de la Fournaise , the church, formerly Sainte-Rose, has since been called Notre-Dame-des-Laves .
Infrastructure
There is a college in the community with 517 students (2005).
EDF operates a hydropower plant here, and there is also a private wind power farm.
politics
- Mayor since 2001: Bruno Mamindy-Pajany
Attractions
- The cooled lava flows from the volcanic eruptions of the Piton-de-la-Fournaise volcano in the district of Grand Brûlé .
- The church Notre-Dame-des Laves , which was included in 1977 to the front door of lava
- Anse des Cascades, a small fishing pier and waterfalls
Web links
Commons : Saint-Rose - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- CIREST community association (French)