L'Étang-Salé
{{short description|Commune in Réunion, France}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = L'Étang-Salé
|commune status = Commune
|image = Étang-salé-les-bains-plage03.jpg
|caption = Beach of L'Étang-Salé
|image coat of arms = Blason ville DomFr Étang-Salé (Réunion).svg
|map = Locator map of L’Étang-Salé 2018.png
|arrondissement = Saint-Pierre
|canton = L'Étang-Salé
|INSEE = 97404
|postal code = 97427
|term = 2022–2026
|intercommunality = Villes solidaires
|coordinates = {{coord|-21.2661|55.3669|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 31
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 1781
|area km2 = 38.65
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
L'Étang-Salé ({{IPA|fr|letɑ̃ sale|audio|LL-Q150 (fra)-Noaius Paticus-L'Étang-Salé.wav}}; French for The Salty Pond) is a commune in southwestern Réunion, a department in the Indian Ocean. It is bordered by the communes of Les Avirons and Saint-Louis. Within the commune is the Étang-Salé forest. There is also a beach with black sand in the commune that is a popular surfing spot.
Geography
=Climate=
L'Étang-Salé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) closely bordering on a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). The average annual temperature in L'Étang-Salé is {{cvt|23.6|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|619.5|mm}} with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around {{cvt|27.1|C}}, and lowest in July, at around {{cvt|20.1|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in L'Étang-Salé was {{cvt|36.4|C}} on 13 March 2004; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|8.0|C}} on 15 August 1992.
{{Weather box
|collapsed=y
|width=auto
|location = L'Étang-Salé (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1961−2008)
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|Jan record high C = 36.2
|Feb record high C = 36.2
|Mar record high C = 36.4
|Apr record high C = 34.1
|May record high C = 33.0
|Jun record high C = 31.2
|Jul record high C = 29.8
|Aug record high C = 30.1
|Sep record high C = 31.0
|Oct record high C = 32.5
|Nov record high C = 33.9
|Dec record high C = 35.3
|Jan record low C = 16.0
|Feb record low C = 15.5
|Mar record low C = 15.1
|Apr record low C = 14.1
|May record low C = 10.0
|Jun record low C = 8.8
|Jul record low C = 9.1
|Aug record low C = 8.0
|Sep record low C = 9.9
|Oct record low C = 11.0
|Nov record low C = 12.3
|Dec record low C = 13.8
|Jan high C = 32.1
|Feb high C = 32.0
|Mar high C = 31.6
|Apr high C = 30.5
|May high C = 28.6
|Jun high C = 26.8
|Jul high C = 26.0
|Aug high C = 26.3
|Sep high C = 26.9
|Oct high C = 28.2
|Nov high C = 29.6
|Dec high C = 31.0
|year high C = 29.1
|Jan mean C = 26.9
|Feb mean C = 27.1
|Mar mean C = 26.4
|Apr mean C = 25.2
|May mean C = 23.1
|Jun mean C = 21.1
|Jul mean C = 20.1
|Aug mean C = 20.3
|Sep mean C = 20.9
|Oct mean C = 22.3
|Nov mean C = 23.9
|Dec mean C = 25.7
|year mean C = 23.6
|Jan low C = 21.7
|Feb low C = 22.3
|Mar low C = 21.2
|Apr low C = 19.9
|May low C = 17.5
|Jun low C = 15.5
|Jul low C = 14.2
|Aug low C = 14.1
|Sep low C = 14.9
|Oct low C = 16.3
|Nov low C = 18.1
|Dec low C = 20.4
|year low C = 18.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 93.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 108.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 90.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 69.3
|May precipitation mm = 41.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 40.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 37.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 20.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 18.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 20.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 25.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 53.9
|year precipitation mm = 619.5
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.7
|Feb precipitation days = 7.1
|Mar precipitation days = 6.1
|Apr precipitation days = 5.5
|May precipitation days = 4.4
|Jun precipitation days = 4.7
|Jul precipitation days = 3.5
|Aug precipitation days = 2.9
|Sep precipitation days = 2.4
|Oct precipitation days = 2.1
|Nov precipitation days = 2.0
|Dec precipitation days = 4.4
|year precipitation days = 50.8
|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web
| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_97404520.pdf
| title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records
| language = fr
| publisher = Météo-France
| access-date = August 29, 2022}}}}
Demography
{{Historical populations
| 1967|6510
| 1974|6610
| 1982|7479
| 1990|8769
| 1999|11755
| 2007|13179
| 2012|13647
| 2017|13894
| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-97404#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| percentages = pagr
| align = none
}}
Economy and tourism
- there is an industrial zone in L'Étang-Salé
- a popular surfing beach in L'Étang-Salé-les-Bains
- several hotels
- an 18-hole golf course
- Croc' Park - a crocodile park
Images
File:Banner-etang-sale-1280.jpg
File:Étang-salé-les-bains-plage.jpg|The beach of L'Étang-Salé
File:Brisants Etang-sale.jpg|Surfer at L'Étang-Salé
File:Pithecellobium dulce tree.JPG|Forest of L'Étang-Salé
File:Etang-sale-gouffre-022.jpg|The Gouffre - a lava formation at the coast
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.civis.re Site of the CIVIS]
- [http://perso.orange.fr/etang-sale Personal website of the L'Étang-Salé's town]
{{Réunion communes}}
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Category:Surfing locations in Réunion
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