Sainte-Suzanne (Réunion)
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| region | Reunion |
| Department | Reunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
| Canton | Saint-André-1 |
| Community association | North de la Réunion |
| Coordinates | 20 ° 54 ′ S , 55 ° 36 ′ E |
| height | 0-1,449 m |
| surface | 58.84 km 2 |
| Residents | 23,505 (January 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 399 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Post Code | 97441 |
| INSEE code | 97420 |
| Website | http://www.ville-saintesuzanne.re/ |
Town hall ( Mairie ) of Sainte-Suzanne
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Sainte-Suzanne is a French commune in the overseas department of Réunion and in its arrondissement Saint-Denis .
geography
The municipality is located on the northeast coast of the island of Réunion on the Indian Ocean and borders the municipalities of Saint-André , Sainte-Marie and Salazie . The river Rivière Saint-Suzanne flows through the municipality, which also plunges 25 meters into a waterfall, the Cascade Niagara , over an edge of the terrain.
history
There is an early mention of the location from 1646. The village of Sainte-Suzanne was founded in 1667 by the then governor of the island in the Indian Ocean , Étienne Regnault .
| Population development | ||||||||
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| year | 1961 | 1967 | 1974 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 9,794 | 11,151 | 11,984 | 13,196 | 14,695 | 18,144 | 21,714 | 22,388 |
Attractions
The lighthouse Phare de Bel-Air , built in 1845 on the coast of the Indian Ocean, has been part of France's architectural heritage as a monument historique since 2012 .
Born in Sainte-Suzanne
- Edmond Albius (1829–1880), former slave, inventor of a process for the pollination of spiced vanilla
- Élie Hoarau (* 1938), politician of the Parti communiste réunionnais
