:Saint-Joseph, Réunion

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Saint-Joseph

|commune status = Commune

|image = Manapany.jpg

|caption = Manapany in Saint-Joseph

|map = Locator map of Saint-Joseph 2018.png

|arrondissement = Saint-Pierre

|canton = Saint-Joseph and Saint-Pierre-3

|INSEE = 97412

|postal code = 97480

|mayor = Patrick Lebreton{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=French}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA du Sud

|coordinates = {{coord|-21.3786|55.6192|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 46

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 2448

|area km2 = 178.50

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Image:Hauts-Saint-Joseph.JPG

Saint-Joseph ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ ʒozɛf|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Sartus85-saint-joseph.wav}}) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the extreme south end of the island of Réunion. As such, it features the southernmost point of the European Union. The village Vincendo is part of the commune.

Geography

=Climate=

Saint-Joseph has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Saint-Joseph is {{cvt|24.4|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1661.2|mm}} with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around {{cvt|27.4|C}}, and lowest in July, at around {{cvt|21.3|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Joseph was {{cvt|35.5|C}} on 1 March 1991; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|14.0|C}} on 25 July 1996.

{{Weather box|width=auto

|location = Saint-Joseph (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1991−present)

|single line = Y

|metric first = Y

|Jan record high C = 35.5

|Feb record high C = 34.6

|Mar record high C = 35.5

|Apr record high C = 33.3

|May record high C = 31.9

|Jun record high C = 30.1

|Jul record high C = 30.5

|Aug record high C = 28.6

|Sep record high C = 29.6

|Oct record high C = 31.5

|Nov record high C = 33.0

|Dec record high C = 33.6

|Jan record low C = 18.0

|Feb record low C = 20.9

|Mar record low C = 19.5

|Apr record low C = 18.9

|May record low C = 16.3

|Jun record low C = 15.7

|Jul record low C = 14.0

|Aug record low C = 14.8

|Sep record low C = 15.1

|Oct record low C = 14.5

|Nov record low C = 16.4

|Dec record low C = 19.6

|Jan high C = 31.0

|Feb high C = 30.9

|Mar high C = 30.1

|Apr high C = 29.0

|May high C = 27.5

|Jun high C = 25.7

|Jul high C = 24.6

|Aug high C = 24.7

|Sep high C = 25.6

|Oct high C = 26.9

|Nov high C = 28.6

|Dec high C = 30.1

|year high C = 27.9

|Jan mean C = 27.4

|Feb mean C = 27.4

|Mar mean C = 26.8

|Apr mean C = 25.7

|May mean C = 24.1

|Jun mean C = 22.4

|Jul mean C = 21.3

|Aug mean C = 21.3

|Sep mean C = 22.0

|Oct mean C = 23.2

|Nov mean C = 24.7

|Dec mean C = 26.4

|year mean C = 24.4

|Jan low C = 23.8

|Feb low C = 24.0

|Mar low C = 23.4

|Apr low C = 22.4

|May low C = 20.8

|Jun low C = 19.1

|Jul low C = 18.1

|Aug low C = 18.0

|Sep low C = 18.5

|Oct low C = 19.5

|Nov low C = 20.9

|Dec low C = 22.6

|year low C = 20.9

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 189.6

|Feb precipitation mm = 233.4

|Mar precipitation mm = 217.5

|Apr precipitation mm = 192.9

|May precipitation mm = 159.0

|Jun precipitation mm = 126.6

|Jul precipitation mm = 155.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 96.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 75.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 56.8

|Nov precipitation mm = 65.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 92.7

|year precipitation mm = 1661.2

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 9.5

|Feb precipitation days = 12.3

|Mar precipitation days = 13.3

|Apr precipitation days = 12.6

|May precipitation days = 11.9

|Jun precipitation days = 13.1

|Jul precipitation days = 15.1

|Aug precipitation days = 11.4

|Sep precipitation days = 8.2

|Oct precipitation days = 6.3

|Nov precipitation days = 5.3

|Dec precipitation days = 6.9

|year precipitation days = 125.9

|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web

| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_97412384.pdf

| title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records

| language = fr

| publisher = Météo-France

| access-date = September 6, 2022}}}}

Population

{{Historical populations

| align = none

| cols = 1

| percentages = pagr

| source = SPLAF{{cite web|url=http://splaf.free.fr/domurb.php?depnum=974 |title=Agglomérations et villes de la Réunion |author=SPLAF (Site sur la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France) |access-date=23 February 2021}} and INSEE (1967–2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-97412#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

| graph-pos = right

|1961 |20127

|1967 |22361

|1974 |23653

|1982 |23307

|1990 |25630

|1999 |30293

|2007 |34602

|2012 |37069

|2017 |37644

}}

References

External links

[http://www.saintjoseph.re/ Official website] (in French)

Category:Communes of Réunion