Sainte-Marie, Réunion

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Sainte-Marie

|commune status = Commune

|image = Hôtel-de-ville-de-Sainte-Marie.JPG

|caption = The town hall of Sainte-Marie

|image coat of arms = Blason ville DomFr Sainte-Marie (Réunion).svg

|map = Locator map of Sainte-Marie 2018.png

|arrondissement = Saint-Denis

|canton = Sainte-Marie

|INSEE = 97418

|postal code = 97438

|mayor = Richard Nirlo{{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 = Nord de la Réunion

|coordinates = {{coord|-20.8969|55.5492|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 5

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 1800

|area km2 = 87.21

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

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

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

}}

Sainte-Marie ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃t maʁi|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-Sainte-Marie.wav}}) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the north side of the island of Réunion, just east of, and adjacent to, the capital of Saint-Denis.

Geography

=Climate=

Sainte-Marie has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am) closely bordering on a tropical savanna climate (Aw). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Marie is {{cvt|24.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1530.3|mm}} with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around {{cvt|27.0|C}}, and lowest in July, at around {{cvt|21.8|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Marie was {{cvt|35.2|C}} on 28 January 1993; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|12.8|C}} on 25 August 1991.

{{Weather box|width=auto

|location = Sainte-Marie (Gillot Airport, altitude 8m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1953–present)

|single line = Y

|metric first = Y

|collapsed= Y

|Jan record high C = 35.2

|Feb record high C = 34.0

|Mar record high C = 33.1

|Apr record high C = 32.7

|May record high C = 30.6

|Jun record high C = 29.9

|Jul record high C = 29.0

|Aug record high C = 28.2

|Sep record high C = 29.2

|Oct record high C = 30.5

|Nov record high C = 31.8

|Dec record high C = 34.5

|Jan record low C = 18.2

|Feb record low C = 18.6

|Mar record low C = 18.4

|Apr record low C = 15.6

|May record low C = 15.3

|Jun record low C = 13.6

|Jul record low C = 12.9

|Aug record low C = 12.8

|Sep record low C = 13.0

|Oct record low C = 13.4

|Nov record low C = 15.0

|Dec record low C = 17.8

|Jan high C = 30.2

|Feb high C = 30.3

|Mar high C = 30.0

|Apr high C = 29.2

|May high C = 27.6

|Jun high C = 26.2

|Jul high C = 25.4

|Aug high C = 25.5

|Sep high C = 26.0

|Oct high C = 27.0

|Nov high C = 28.3

|Dec high C = 29.5

|year high C = 27.9

|Jan mean C = 26.9

|Feb mean C = 27.0

|Mar mean C = 26.6

|Apr mean C = 25.8

|May mean C = 24.2

|Jun mean C = 22.6

|Jul mean C = 21.8

|Aug mean C = 21.9

|Sep mean C = 22.4

|Oct mean C = 23.5

|Nov mean C = 24.7

|Dec mean C = 26.1

|year mean C = 24.5

|Jan low C = 23.6

|Feb low C = 23.7

|Mar low C = 23.3

|Apr low C = 22.3

|May low C = 20.7

|Jun low C = 19.1

|Jul low C = 18.2

|Aug low C = 18.2

|Sep low C = 18.7

|Oct low C = 19.9

|Nov low C = 21.1

|Dec low C = 22.7

|year low C = 21.0

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 270.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 279.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 264.5

|Apr precipitation mm = 133.4

|May precipitation mm = 95.8

|Jun precipitation mm = 66.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 50.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 54.8

|Sep precipitation mm = 48.5

|Oct precipitation mm = 43.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 62.5

|Dec precipitation mm = 160.2

|year precipitation mm = 1530.3

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 13.8

|Feb precipitation days = 13.5

|Mar precipitation days = 13.5

|Apr precipitation days = 10.9

|May precipitation days = 9.6

|Jun precipitation days = 7.5

|Jul precipitation days = 8.5

|Aug precipitation days = 8.8

|Sep precipitation days = 7.5

|Oct precipitation days = 6.9

|Nov precipitation days = 6.1

|Dec precipitation days = 10.2

|year precipitation days = 116.8

|Jan sun = 218.1

|Feb sun = 195.5

|Mar sun = 215.0

|Apr sun = 216.1

|May sun = 213.9

|Jun sun = 210.0

|Jul sun = 222.4

|Aug sun = 216.2

|Sep sun = 210.5

|Oct sun = 210.8

|Nov sun = 212.0

|Dec sun = 226.8

|year sun = 2567.1

|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web

| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_97418110.pdf

| title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records

| language = fr

| publisher = Météo-France

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

{{Weather box|width=auto

|location = Sainte-Marie (La Mare - Cirad, altitude 68m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2001–2018)

|single line = Y

|metric first = Y

|collapsed= Y

|Jan record high C = 33.6

|Feb record high C = 33.6

|Mar record high C = 32.8

|Apr record high C = 32.5

|May record high C = 31.2

|Jun record high C = 29.0

|Jul record high C = 29.7

|Aug record high C = 28.3

|Sep record high C = 29.2

|Oct record high C = 30.2

|Nov record high C = 32.3

|Dec record high C = 32.9

|Jan record low C = 19.7

|Feb record low C = 19.4

|Mar record low C = 18.8

|Apr record low C = 18.5

|May record low C = 15.6

|Jun record low C = 14.9

|Jul record low C = 14.5

|Aug record low C = 13.6

|Sep record low C = 14.5

|Oct record low C = 13.8

|Nov record low C = 16.4

|Dec record low C = 19.3

|Jan high C = 30.3

|Feb high C = 30.7

|Mar high C = 30.2

|Apr high C = 29.4

|May high C = 27.7

|Jun high C = 26.1

|Jul high C = 25.4

|Aug high C = 25.5

|Sep high C = 26.2

|Oct high C = 27.2

|Nov high C = 28.6

|Dec high C = 29.9

|year high C = 28.1

|Jan mean C = 26.8

|Feb mean C = 27.1

|Mar mean C = 26.7

|Apr mean C = 25.8

|May mean C = 24.2

|Jun mean C = 22.5

|Jul mean C = 21.8

|Aug mean C = 21.8

|Sep mean C = 22.4

|Oct mean C = 23.5

|Nov mean C = 24.9

|Dec mean C = 26.3

|year mean C = 24.5

|Jan low C = 23.3

|Feb low C = 23.5

|Mar low C = 23.2

|Apr low C = 22.3

|May low C = 20.7

|Jun low C = 19.0

|Jul low C = 18.2

|Aug low C = 18.1

|Sep low C = 18.6

|Oct low C = 19.8

|Nov low C = 21.2

|Dec low C = 22.6

|year low C = 20.9

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 299.5

|Feb precipitation mm = 246.0

|Mar precipitation mm = 274.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 145.6

|May precipitation mm = 102.0

|Jun precipitation mm = 74.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 50.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 56.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 55.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 43.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 70.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 135.6

|year precipitation mm = 1554.0

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 15.3

|Feb precipitation days = 13.8

|Mar precipitation days = 15.0

|Apr precipitation days = 11.6

|May precipitation days = 9.4

|Jun precipitation days = 8.9

|Jul precipitation days = 9.1

|Aug precipitation days = 9.2

|Sep precipitation days = 8.9

|Oct precipitation days = 7.7

|Nov precipitation days = 7.3

|Dec precipitation days = 10.8

|year precipitation days = 126.8

|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web

| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_97418123.pdf

| title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records

| language = fr

| publisher = Météo-France

| access-date = August 30, 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-97418#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

| graph-pos = right

|1961 |11414

|1967 |14367

|1974 |16566

|1982 |17251

|1990 |20158

|1999 |26582

|2007 |31143

|2012 |31596

|2017 |33839

}}

Transport & Economy

File:Aéroport-Roland-Garros.jpg]]

Reunion's main airport and the Air Austral headquarters are located in Sainte-Marie.World Airline Directory. Flight International. 1–7 April 1998. "[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1998/1998%20-%200832.html?search=%22Air%20Austral%22 40]."[http://www.ville-saintemarie.re/presentation_hist_geo.htm Géographie] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604132248/http://www.ville-saintemarie.re/presentation_hist_geo.htm |date=2009-06-04 }}." Sainte-Marie. Retrieved on 7 October 2009."[http://www.air-austral.com/popup.php?id_article=40 Mentions légales] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229044854/http://www.air-austral.com/popup.php?id_article=40 |date=2009-12-29 }}." Air Austral. Retrieved on 7 October 2009.

There is also a small fishing harbour, a shopping-center and a brewery in the commune.

Sister cities

Image:Flag of Mauritius.svg Moka Flacq, (Mauritius), since 1992[http://www.ville-saintemarie.re/CultureSportsetLoisirs/Jumelage/tabid/112/Default.aspx - City of Ste.Marie Jumelages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425155138/http://www.ville-saintemarie.re/CultureSportsetLoisirs/Jumelage/tabid/112/Default.aspx |date=2012-04-25 }} (in French)

References

External links

[http://www.ville-saintemarie.re/ Official website] (in French)

Category:Communes of Réunion