Saint-Denis
| Piiluu | 1669 |
|---|---|
| Official name | Saint-Denis |
| Native label | Saint-Denis |
| Named after | Denis |
| Demonym | Dionysien |
| Founded by | Étienne Regnault |
| Paaloŋ | France |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | arrondissement of Saint-Denis, Réunion |
| Located in time zone | UTC+04:00 |
| Located in the statistical territorial entity | Q108921751, Q3551137 |
| Located in or next to body of water | Indian Ocean, bay of Saint-Denis, Rivière Saint-Denis, Rivière des Pluies |
| Coordinate location | 20°52′44″S 55°26′53″E |
| Highest point | Roche Écrite |
| Office held by head of government | Mayor of Saint-Denis |
| Head of government | Gilbert Annette, Ericka Bareigts |
| Contains settlement | Le Moufia |
| Twinned administrative body | Nice, Metz, Tangier |
| Shares border with | La Possession, Sainte-Marie, Salazie |
| Postal code | 97400, 97490, 97417 |
| Phone number | +33-2-62-40-04-04 |
| Fax number | +33-2-62-40-07-88 |
| Official website | https://www.saintdenis.re/ |
| Contact page URL | https://www.saintdenis.re/?page=contact |
| List of monuments | Q3252191 |

Saint-Denis (/ˌsæ̃dəˈniː/, French: [sɛ̃ d(ə)ni] ⓘ; Reunionese Creole: Sin-Dni), unofficially Saint-Denis de La Réunion (pronounced [sɛ̃ d(ə)ni də la ʁeynjɔ̃]) ko disambiguation, e la a prefecture (administrative kapital) ko a French overseas department ane irigini ko Réunion, naŋ be a Indian Ocean. O bezie la a island's northernmost point, naŋ peɛle a Rivière Saint-Denis noɔre.
Climate
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Climate data for Saint-Denis (Gillot Airport, altitude 8m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1953−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.2
(95.4) |
34.0
(93.2) |
33.1
(91.6) |
32.7
(90.9) |
30.6
(87.1) |
29.9
(85.8) |
29.0
(84.2) |
28.2
(82.8) |
29.2
(84.6) |
30.5
(86.9) |
31.8
(89.2) |
34.5
(94.1) |
35.2
(95.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2
(86.4) |
30.3
(86.5) |
30.0
(86.0) |
29.2
(84.6) |
27.6
(81.7) |
26.2
(79.2) |
25.4
(77.7) |
25.5
(77.9) |
26.0
(78.8) |
27.0
(80.6) |
28.3
(82.9) |
29.5
(85.1) |
27.9
(82.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.9
(80.4) |
27.0
(80.6) |
26.6
(79.9) |
25.8
(78.4) |
24.2
(75.6) |
22.6
(72.7) |
21.8
(71.2) |
21.9
(71.4) |
22.4
(72.3) |
23.5
(74.3) |
24.7
(76.5) |
26.1
(79.0) |
24.5
(76.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.6
(74.5) |
23.7
(74.7) |
23.3
(73.9) |
22.3
(72.1) |
20.7
(69.3) |
19.1
(66.4) |
18.2
(64.8) |
18.2
(64.8) |
18.7
(65.7) |
19.9
(67.8) |
21.1
(70.0) |
22.7
(72.9) |
21.0
(69.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.2
(64.8) |
18.6
(65.5) |
18.4
(65.1) |
15.6
(60.1) |
15.3
(59.5) |
13.6
(56.5) |
12.9
(55.2) |
12.8
(55.0) |
13.0
(55.4) |
13.4
(56.1) |
15.0
(59.0) |
17.8
(64.0) |
12.8
(55.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 270.2
(10.64) |
279.3
(11.00) |
264.5
(10.41) |
133.4
(5.25) |
95.8
(3.77) |
66.9
(2.63) |
50.9
(2.00) |
54.8
(2.16) |
48.5
(1.91) |
43.3
(1.70) |
62.5
(2.46) |
160.2
(6.31) |
1,530.3
(60.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 116.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 218.1 | 195.5 | 215.0 | 216.1 | 213.9 | 210.0 | 222.4 | 216.2 | 210.5 | 210.8 | 212.0 | 226.8 | 2,567.1 |
| Source: Meteo France | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Saint-Denis (La Salle Saint-Michel [fr] Collège, altitude 36m, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1997–2016) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.3
(91.9) |
35.0
(95.0) |
33.3
(91.9) |
31.8
(89.2) |
32.0
(89.6) |
28.5
(83.3) |
29.8
(85.6) |
28.4
(83.1) |
27.7
(81.9) |
29.8
(85.6) |
31.2
(88.2) |
33.2
(91.8) |
35.0
(95.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.8
(85.6) |
30.2
(86.4) |
29.9
(85.8) |
28.9
(84.0) |
27.4
(81.3) |
25.8
(78.4) |
24.8
(76.6) |
24.7
(76.5) |
25.2
(77.4) |
25.9
(78.6) |
27.0
(80.6) |
28.5
(83.3) |
27.3
(81.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.2
(81.0) |
27.5
(81.5) |
27.1
(80.8) |
26.2
(79.2) |
24.7
(76.5) |
23.0
(73.4) |
22.0
(71.6) |
22.0
(71.6) |
22.5
(72.5) |
23.2
(73.8) |
24.5
(76.1) |
26.0
(78.8) |
24.6
(76.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.6
(76.3) |
24.8
(76.6) |
24.4
(75.9) |
23.5
(74.3) |
22.0
(71.6) |
20.2
(68.4) |
19.2
(66.6) |
19.2
(66.6) |
19.7
(67.5) |
20.6
(69.1) |
22.0
(71.6) |
23.5
(74.3) |
22.0
(71.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 21.5
(70.7) |
21.7
(71.1) |
21.0
(69.8) |
19.0
(66.2) |
17.7
(63.9) |
16.8
(62.2) |
16.4
(61.5) |
15.9
(60.6) |
16.6
(61.9) |
16.3
(61.3) |
18.3
(64.9) |
19.9
(67.8) |
15.9
(60.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 250.7
(9.87) |
312.6
(12.31) |
183.5
(7.22) |
109.6
(4.31) |
82.2
(3.24) |
40.4
(1.59) |
37.4
(1.47) |
36.1
(1.42) |
50.8
(2.00) |
28.6
(1.13) |
68.1
(2.68) |
147.4
(5.80) |
1,347.4
(53.05) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.4 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 92.1 |
| Source: Météo France | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Saint-Denis (Le Brule - Val Fleuri SAPC, altitude 1069m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1969–2004) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.8
(85.6) |
29.7
(85.5) |
28.6
(83.5) |
28.7
(83.7) |
27.0
(80.6) |
24.6
(76.3) |
25.3
(77.5) |
24.5
(76.1) |
24.5
(76.1) |
25.7
(78.3) |
27.3
(81.1) |
29.2
(84.6) |
29.8
(85.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.4
(75.9) |
24.4
(75.9) |
24.4
(75.9) |
23.8
(74.8) |
21.9
(71.4) |
20.1
(68.2) |
19.4
(66.9) |
19.2
(66.6) |
19.4
(66.9) |
20.1
(68.2) |
21.4
(70.5) |
23.1
(73.6) |
21.8
(71.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.2
(68.4) |
20.4
(68.7) |
20.1
(68.2) |
19.1
(66.4) |
17.3
(63.1) |
15.2
(59.4) |
14.4
(57.9) |
14.4
(57.9) |
14.7
(58.5) |
15.7
(60.3) |
16.9
(62.4) |
18.9
(66.0) |
17.3
(63.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.0
(60.8) |
16.3
(61.3) |
15.7
(60.3) |
14.4
(57.9) |
12.6
(54.7) |
10.4
(50.7) |
9.4
(48.9) |
9.6
(49.3) |
10.0
(50.0) |
11.2
(52.2) |
12.5
(54.5) |
14.7
(58.5) |
12.7
(54.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.2
(52.2) |
11.5
(52.7) |
10.2
(50.4) |
9.8
(49.6) |
6.0
(42.8) |
4.6
(40.3) |
4.5
(40.1) |
4.7
(40.5) |
4.0
(39.2) |
5.6
(42.1) |
7.0
(44.6) |
8.0
(46.4) |
4.0
(39.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 509.7
(20.07) |
540.8
(21.29) |
431.8
(17.00) |
165.3
(6.51) |
134.3
(5.29) |
71.7
(2.82) |
59.9
(2.36) |
72.5
(2.85) |
79.8
(3.14) |
81.9
(3.22) |
122.4
(4.82) |
273.6
(10.77) |
2,543.7
(100.15) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 18.9 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 140.2 |
| Source: Météo-France | |||||||||||||
Demograafi
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| Source: Local censuses up to 1946. INSEE censuses since 1954. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 86,267 | — | ||
| 1961 | 117,345 | +4.32% | ||
| 1967 | 146,215 | +3.72% | ||
| 1974 | 173,346 | +2.46% | ||
| 1982 | 187,541 | +1.07% | ||
| 1990 | 215,970 | +1.78% | ||
| 1999 | 251,044 | +1.69% | ||
| 2010 | 293,447 | +1.45% | ||
| 2015 | 304,178 | +0.72% | ||
| 2021 | 319,141 | +0.80% | ||
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| Source: INSEE | ||||
Mayors
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- 2020–present: Ericka Bareigts, PS
- 2008–2020: Gilbert Annette, PS
- 2001–2008: René-Paul Victoria, UMP
- 1994–2001: Michel Tamaya, PS
- 1989–1994: Gilbert Annette, PS
- 1969–1989: Auguste Legros, RPR
International relations
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Saint-Denis, Réunion is twinned with:
Zikpeɛre mine
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Sentenced ko a exile naŋ be Réunion, a Moroccan Rais Abd el-Krim naŋ da maale yuomo mine a Saint-Denis yi 1926 ko 1947.
Prince Bảo Vàng ko Vietnam (meŋ naŋ e Yves Claude Vinh San) a bie ko a Emperor Duy Tân, da nyɛ la dɔgebo ane baabo a Saint-Denis, Réunion a yuombaara saŋa. O yiriŋ meŋ da kpeɛrɛ be.
Noba bamenne meŋ naŋ paale a Saint-Denis teseŋ:
- Félix Guyon (1831–1920), urologist
- Édouard Hervé (1835–1899), journalist and academician
- Juliette Dodu (1848–1909), resistant to the war of 1870
- Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939), art dealer and gallery
- Raymond Vergès (1882–1957), mayor of the town, founder of Témoignages
- Roland Garros (1888–1918), aviator
- Émile Hugot (1904–1993), industrialist in sugarcane
- Jean-Henri Azéma (1913–2000), poet
- Raymond Barre (1924–2007), politician
- Julienne Salvat (1932–2019), teacher, poet, femme de lettres, actress
- Jean-Michel Macron (1950), politician
- Daniel Sangouma (1965), sprinter
- Gérald De Palmas (1967), singer
- Surya Bonaly (1973), International Olympic Skater
- Willy Grondin (1974), football player
- Alexandre Loupy (1977) nephrologist and medical researcher
- Daniel Narcisse (1979), International handball
- Valérie Gauvin (1996), football player
- Jonathan Kievit (1998), known professionally as Imanu, DJ and musician
Meŋ kaa kyɛ
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Communes ko a Réunion department
Ziiri mine liŋkiri
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Saint-Denis Official website Archived 12 Maakye 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Tourism Réunion office website[permanent dead link] (in French)
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Sommo Yizie
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- ↑ "Villes jumelées avec la Ville de Nice" (in French). Ville de Nice. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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