Saint-Benoît, Réunion
{{short description|Subprefecture and commune in Réunion, France}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Saint-Benoît
|commune status = Subprefecture and commune
|image = Eglise Sainte-Anne La Reunion.jpg
|caption = The Church of Sainte-Anne in the commune of Saint-Benoît
|map = Locator map of Saint-Benoît 2018.png
|arrondissement = Saint-Benoît
|canton = Saint-Benoît-1 and 2
|INSEE = 97410
|postal code = 97470
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Réunion Est
|coordinates = {{coord|-21.0339|55.7128|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 7
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 2520
|area km2 = 229.61
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Saint-Benoît ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ bənwa|-|fr-Paris--Saint-Benoît.ogg}}) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Réunion, about 40 kilometres southeast of Saint-Denis, the capital.
Geography
It is the second largest city of the island by its surface area.
In the west of the commune lies Grand Étang, the largest lake of La Réunion. Close to the lake flows the Bras d'Annette waterfall.
=Climate=
Saint-Benoît has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The climate is tropical, influenced by the winds called alizés, or trade winds. The average annual temperature in Saint-Benoît is {{cvt|23.8|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|3455.9|mm}} with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around {{cvt|26.5|C}}, and lowest in July, at around {{convert|21.0|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Benoît was {{cvt|34.1|C}} on 6 February 2004; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|10.5|C}} on 15 July 1991.
{{Weather box
|collapsed=y
|location = Saint-Benoît (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1987−present)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 33.7
|Feb record high C = 34.1
|Mar record high C = 33.9
|Apr record high C = 33.4
|May record high C = 32.0
|Jun record high C = 31.8
|Jul record high C = 30.0
|Aug record high C = 29.7
|Sep record high C = 29.7
|Oct record high C = 30.1
|Nov record high C = 33.8
|Dec record high C = 33.6
|year record high C = 34.1
|Jan high C = 30.2
|Feb high C = 30.5
|Mar high C = 30.1
|Apr high C = 29.3
|May high C = 27.7
|Jun high C = 26.0
|Jul high C = 25.0
|Aug high C = 25.2
|Sep high C = 25.7
|Oct high C = 26.6
|Nov high C = 27.8
|Dec high C = 29.3
|year high C = 27.8
|Jan mean C = 26.3
|Feb mean C = 26.5
|Mar mean C = 26.1
|Apr mean C = 25.2
|May mean C = 23.6
|Jun mean C = 21.9
|Jul mean C = 21.0
|Aug mean C = 21.2
|Sep mean C = 21.7
|Oct mean C = 22.7
|Nov mean C = 23.8
|Dec mean C = 25.3
|year mean C = 23.8
|Jan low C = 22.3
|Feb low C = 22.5
|Mar low C = 22.0
|Apr low C = 21.1
|May low C = 19.5
|Jun low C = 17.8
|Jul low C = 17.0
|Aug low C = 17.1
|Sep low C = 17.7
|Oct low C = 18.7
|Nov low C = 19.9
|Dec low C = 21.4
|year low C = 19.7
|Jan record low C = 17.4
|Feb record low C = 17.2
|Mar record low C = 17.6
|Apr record low C = 15.8
|May record low C = 13.3
|Jun record low C = 12.1
|Jul record low C = 10.5
|Aug record low C = 11.4
|Sep record low C = 12.0
|Oct record low C = 12.8
|Nov record low C = 13.7
|Dec record low C = 16.9
|year record low C = 10.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 469.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 541.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 535.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 349.4
|May precipitation mm = 260.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 179.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 178.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 154.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 144.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 132.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 181.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 330.0
|year precipitation mm = 3455.9
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 19.9
|Feb precipitation days = 18.3
|Mar precipitation days = 19.2
|Apr precipitation days = 17.6
|May precipitation days = 17.0
|Jun precipitation days = 14.7
|Jul precipitation days = 17.0
|Aug precipitation days = 16.6
|Sep precipitation days = 14.5
|Oct precipitation days = 13.4
|Nov precipitation days = 12.8
|Dec precipitation days = 16.8
|year precipitation days = 197.7
|source 1 = Météo France{{cite web
| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_97410238.pdf
| title=climate of Saint-Benoît 1991-2020
| 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-97410#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| graph-pos = right
|1961 |16783
|1967 |19492
|1974 |21658
|1982 |23541
|1990 |26187
|1999 |31560
|2007 |33485
|2012 |36025
|2017 |37759
}}
See also
References
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{{Réunion communes}}
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Category:Subprefectures in France
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