Saint-Joseph, Réunion

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Saint-Joseph
Commune
Manapany in Saint-Joseph
Manapany in Saint-Joseph
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Location of Saint-Joseph
Coordinates: 21°22′43″S 55°37′09″E / 21.3786°S 55.6192°E / -21.3786; 55.6192Coordinates: 21°22′43″S 55°37′09″E / 21.3786°S 55.6192°E / -21.3786; 55.6192
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentRéunion
ArrondissementSaint-Pierre
CantonSaint-Joseph and Saint-Pierre-3
IntercommunalityCA du Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Lebreton[1]
Area
1
178.50 km2 (68.92 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
37,517
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code
97412 /97480
Elevation0–2,448 m (0–8,031 ft)
(avg. 46 m or 151 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Scenery in Saint-Joseph

Saint-Joseph is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the extreme south end of the island of Réunion. As such, it features the southernmost point of the European Union. The village Vincendo is part of the commune.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1961 20,127—    
1967 22,361+1.77%
1974 23,653+0.81%
1982 23,307−0.18%
1990 25,630+1.19%
1999 30,293+1.87%
2007 34,602+1.68%
2012 37,069+1.39%
2017 37,644+0.31%
Source: SPLAF[3] and INSEE (1967-2017)[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ SPLAF (Site sur la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France). "Agglomérations et villes de la Réunion". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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