:Saint-Leu, Réunion

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Saint-Leu

|commune status = Commune

|image = Hôtel-de-ville-de-Saint-Leu.JPG

|caption = Town Hall

|image flag =

|image coat of arms = Blason ville DomFr Saint-Leu (Réunion).svg

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

|arrondissement = Saint-Paul

|canton = Saint-Leu and L'Étang-Salé

|INSEE = 97413

|postal code = 97436

|mayor = Bruno Domen{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Territoire de la Côte Ouest

|coordinates = {{coord|-21.1664|55.2869|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 4

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 2782

|area km2 = 118.37

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

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

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

|website = [http://www.saintleu.re saintleu.re]

}}

Saint-Leu ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ lø|audio|LL-Q150 (fra)-Noaius Paticus-Saint-Leu.wav}}) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the west coast of the island of Réunion.

Geography

=Climate=

Saint-Leu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) closely bordering on a subtropical highland climate (Cwb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Leu is {{cvt|19.2|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1068.8|mm}} with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around {{cvt|22.2|C}}, and lowest in August, at around {{cvt|16.4|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Leu was {{cvt|30.9|C}} on 10 January 2007; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|8.5|C}} on 10 September 1975.

{{Weather box

|width=auto

|collapsed=y

|location = Saint-Leu (altitude 429m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2002–present)

|single line = Y

|metric first = Y

|Jan record high C = 34.1

|Feb record high C = 33.3

|Mar record high C = 32.8

|Apr record high C = 31.0

|May record high C = 29.6

|Jun record high C = 29.0

|Jul record high C = 27.8

|Aug record high C = 27.1

|Sep record high C = 27.9

|Oct record high C = 29.7

|Nov record high C = 31.7

|Dec record high C = 33.1

|Jan record low C = 17.4

|Feb record low C = 17.8

|Mar record low C = 16.6

|Apr record low C = 16.0

|May record low C = 13.8

|Jun record low C = 12.7

|Jul record low C = 11.9

|Aug record low C = 12.0

|Sep record low C = 12.6

|Oct record low C = 11.3

|Nov record low C = 14.0

|Dec record low C = 16.6

|Jan high C = 28.0

|Feb high C = 28.2

|Mar high C = 27.8

|Apr high C = 26.9

|May high C = 25.3

|Jun high C = 23.7

|Jul high C = 22.9

|Aug high C = 22.9

|Sep high C = 23.5

|Oct high C = 24.5

|Nov high C = 25.8

|Dec high C = 27.3

|year high C = 25.6

|Jan mean C = 24.3

|Feb mean C = 24.4

|Mar mean C = 24.0

|Apr mean C = 23.1

|May mean C = 21.4

|Jun mean C = 19.8

|Jul mean C = 18.9

|Aug mean C = 18.9

|Sep mean C = 19.4

|Oct mean C = 20.5

|Nov mean C = 21.8

|Dec mean C = 23.4

|year mean C = 21.7

|Jan low C = 20.6

|Feb low C = 20.7

|Mar low C = 20.3

|Apr low C = 19.2

|May low C = 17.6

|Jun low C = 15.9

|Jul low C = 15.0

|Aug low C = 14.8

|Sep low C = 15.3

|Oct low C = 16.5

|Nov low C = 17.9

|Dec low C = 19.5

|year low C = 17.8

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 211.9

|Feb precipitation mm = 195.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 178.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 101.7

|May precipitation mm = 36.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 38.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 23.3

|Aug precipitation mm = 20.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 25.9

|Oct precipitation mm = 20.5

|Nov precipitation mm = 55.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 90.9

|year precipitation mm = 998.5

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 12.7

|Feb precipitation days = 12.1

|Mar precipitation days = 10.7

|Apr precipitation days = 7.4

|May precipitation days = 4.5

|Jun precipitation days = 3.3

|Jul precipitation days = 3.3

|Aug precipitation days = 2.5

|Sep precipitation days = 3.0

|Oct precipitation days = 3.2

|Nov precipitation days = 5.4

|Dec precipitation days = 8.6

|year precipitation days = 76.7

|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web

| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_97413550.pdf

| title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records

| language = fr

| publisher = Météo-France

| access-date = August 29, 2022}}}}

{{Weather box

|width=auto

|collapsed=y

|location = Saint-Leu (Mascarin, altitude 520m, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1992–2016)

|single line = Y

|metric first = Y

|Jan record high C = 33.3

|Feb record high C = 32.3

|Mar record high C = 32.1

|Apr record high C = 29.6

|May record high C = 28.3

|Jun record high C = 29.2

|Jul record high C = 25.3

|Aug record high C = 26.8

|Sep record high C = 26.9

|Oct record high C = 30.1

|Nov record high C = 31.2

|Dec record high C = 32.2

|Jan record low C = 16.8

|Feb record low C = 16.1

|Mar record low C = 16.3

|Apr record low C = 14.1

|May record low C = 12.4

|Jun record low C = 11.4

|Jul record low C = 10.0

|Aug record low C = 11.0

|Sep record low C = 10.7

|Oct record low C = 11.4

|Nov record low C = 12.8

|Dec record low C = 15.5

|Jan high C = 27.6

|Feb high C = 27.6

|Mar high C = 27.1

|Apr high C = 25.9

|May high C = 24.2

|Jun high C = 22.4

|Jul high C = 21.6

|Aug high C = 21.8

|Sep high C = 22.6

|Oct high C = 23.5

|Nov high C = 25.0

|Dec high C = 26.7

|year high C = 24.7

|Jan mean C = 23.7

|Feb mean C = 23.9

|Mar mean C = 23.2

|Apr mean C = 22.0

|May mean C = 20.3

|Jun mean C = 18.5

|Jul mean C = 17.6

|Aug mean C = 17.7

|Sep mean C = 18.4

|Oct mean C = 19.4

|Nov mean C = 20.8

|Dec mean C = 22.6

|year mean C = 20.7

|Jan low C = 19.9

|Feb low C = 20.1

|Mar low C = 19.3

|Apr low C = 18.1

|May low C = 16.4

|Jun low C = 14.5

|Jul low C = 13.6

|Aug low C = 13.6

|Sep low C = 14.2

|Oct low C = 15.3

|Nov low C = 16.7

|Dec low C = 18.6

|year low C = 16.7

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 161.6

|Feb precipitation mm = 197.7

|Mar precipitation mm = 124.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 65.4

|May precipitation mm = 38.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 27.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 19.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 17.7

|Sep precipitation mm = 18.8

|Oct precipitation mm = 17.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 30.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 90.6

|year precipitation mm = 809.4

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 10.9

|Feb precipitation days = 11.2

|Mar precipitation days = 8.4

|Apr precipitation days = 6.0

|May precipitation days = 3.9

|Jun precipitation days = 2.2

|Jul precipitation days = 2.4

|Aug precipitation days = 2.5

|Sep precipitation days = 2.7

|Oct precipitation days = 3.0

|Nov precipitation days = 4.7

|Dec precipitation days = 7.5

|year precipitation days = 65.2

|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web

| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_97413524.pdf

| title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records

| language = fr

| publisher = Météo-France

| access-date = August 31, 2022}}}}

{{Weather box

|width=auto

|collapsed=y

|location = Saint-Leu (Colimacons, altitude 798m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1964–present)

|single line = Y

|metric first = Y

|Jan record high C = 30.9

|Feb record high C = 30.0

|Mar record high C = 29.4

|Apr record high C = 28.8

|May record high C = 28.1

|Jun record high C = 28.0

|Jul record high C = 25.2

|Aug record high C = 24.6

|Sep record high C = 25.0

|Oct record high C = 28.0

|Nov record high C = 29.9

|Dec record high C = 30.1

|Jan record low C = 14.6

|Feb record low C = 13.5

|Mar record low C = 14.0

|Apr record low C = 12.5

|May record low C = 9.0

|Jun record low C = 10.0

|Jul record low C = 8.8

|Aug record low C = 9.0

|Sep record low C = 8.5

|Oct record low C = 9.7

|Nov record low C = 10.9

|Dec record low C = 13.5

|Jan high C = 25.3

|Feb high C = 25.5

|Mar high C = 25.1

|Apr high C = 24.3

|May high C = 22.8

|Jun high C = 21.1

|Jul high C = 20.3

|Aug high C = 20.1

|Sep high C = 20.5

|Oct high C = 21.5

|Nov high C = 22.7

|Dec high C = 24.3

|year high C = 22.8

|Jan mean C = 21.9

|Feb mean C = 22.2

|Mar mean C = 21.7

|Apr mean C = 20.8

|May mean C = 19.2

|Jun mean C = 17.4

|Jul mean C = 16.6

|Aug mean C = 16.4

|Sep mean C = 16.8

|Oct mean C = 17.9

|Nov mean C = 19.2

|Dec mean C = 20.9

|year mean C = 19.2

|Jan low C = 18.6

|Feb low C = 18.9

|Mar low C = 18.4

|Apr low C = 17.3

|May low C = 15.5

|Jun low C = 13.8

|Jul low C = 12.9

|Aug low C = 12.7

|Sep low C = 13.2

|Oct low C = 14.2

|Nov low C = 15.6

|Dec low C = 17.4

|year low C = 15.7

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 240.1

|Feb precipitation mm = 227.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 172.1

|Apr precipitation mm = 78.6

|May precipitation mm = 36.1

|Jun precipitation mm = 29.8

|Jul precipitation mm = 20.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 21.6

|Sep precipitation mm = 19.8

|Oct precipitation mm = 32.2

|Nov precipitation mm = 56.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 133.9

|year precipitation mm = 1068.8

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 15.1

|Feb precipitation days = 13.6

|Mar precipitation days = 11.2

|Apr precipitation days = 7.4

|May precipitation days = 4.2

|Jun precipitation days = 2.8

|Jul precipitation days = 3.1

|Aug precipitation days = 3.2

|Sep precipitation days = 3.2

|Oct precipitation days = 5.2

|Nov precipitation days = 8.1

|Dec precipitation days = 11.1

|year precipitation days = 88.1

|Jan sun = 133.9

|Feb sun = 120.7

|Mar sun = 138.0

|Apr sun = 141.1

|May sun = 163.9

|Jun sun = 166.3

|Jul sun = 172.6

|Aug sun = 162.2

|Sep sun = 140.2

|Oct sun = 129.5

|Nov sun = 129.2

|Dec sun = 124.5

|year sun = 1722.2

|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web

| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_97413520.pdf

| title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records

| language = fr

| publisher = Météo-France

| access-date = August 28, 2022}}

|source 2 = Meteociel.fr (sunshine 1981-2010){{cite web

| url = https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=97413520&normes=2010&normes2=0

| title=Normales / Moyennes 1981-2010 / Colimacons (974)

| language = fr

| publisher = Météo-France

| access-date = August 28, 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-97413#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

| graph-pos = right

|1961 |16137

|1967 |16870

|1974 |17396

|1982 |18207

|1990 |20931

|1999 |25314

|2007 |29422

|2012 |32971

|2017 |33576

}}

Sports

= Surf =

It is a well-known surf spot. Various surfing competitions have been held in Saint-Leu, including World Qualifying Series (WQS) and ASP World Tour (WCT){{cite web|url=http://www.asphawaii.org/faq.php|title=asphawii FAQ|publisher=|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20091030165950/http://www.asphawaii.org/faq.php|archive-date=2009-10-30}} competitions.

It is well known for its famous left wave.

=Paragliding =

There is a paragliding base at Colimaçons.

Paragliding World Cup races have been held in Saint-Leu in 2003 and 2006, and Pre World Cup Tour race in 2010{{cite web|url=http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/node/3026|title=Pre PWC France Reunion Island Saint-Leu 2010 - Paragliding World Cup|publisher=}} and 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.pwca.org/node/28111|title=2015 French Pre World Cup - Reunion Island, St Leu - Paragliding World Cup|publisher=}}

In 2016 the city will held again a Paragliding World Cup race (October 2016).{{cite web|url=http://www.pwca.org/node/24494|title=2016 World Cup - Reunion Island ::: Saint Leu (Max 105 pilots) - Paragliding World Cup|publisher=}}

Points of interest

Conservatoire botanique national de Mascarin
Kélonia Marine Turtle Station
Museum Stella Matutina

= Neighborhoods of Saint Leu =

Downtown Saint-Leu
Chaloupe Saint-Leu
Pointe au Sel
Bras Mouton;
Bac en fer
Cap Saint-Leu
La Fontaine
L'Etang Saint-Leu
La Pointe des Châteaux
Les Colimaçons
Le Plate
Grand Fond
Stella Matutina
Le Portail
Piton Saint-Leu

Gallery

File:Hôtel-des-Postes-de-Saint-Leu.JPG|

File:Reunion Saint-Leu shore GeneralViewNorthwards.JPG|

File:Eretmochelys imbricata 01.jpg|

File:Eglise.colimacon.st.leu-07.JPG|

File:Gare-de-Saint-Leu.JPG|

File:Port-de-Saint-Leu.JPG|

File:St.Leu-plage.jpg|

References

External links

{{official|http://www.saintleu.re/ }} {{in lang|fr}}

Category:Communes of Réunion

Category:Surfing locations in Réunion

:Saint-Leu, Réunion

Geography

=Climate=

Population

Sports

= Surf =

=Paragliding =

Points of interest

= Neighborhoods of Saint Leu =

Gallery

See also

References

External links