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Le Tampon is a commune and city in France, situated in the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre within Réunion. It has at various times served as the capital for the cantons of Le Tampon-1, Le Tampon-2, Le Tampon-3, and Le Tampon-4. The town shares borders with Entre-Deux, La Plaine-des-Palmistes, Saint-Benoît, and Saint-Joseph. Its residents are known as Tamponnais, and the municipality is twinned with Brickaville.
The area covers 165.43 square kilometers, with an elevation recorded at 556 meters. Le Tampon has a population of 82,579, comprising 37,718 males and 40,911 females. The local government is located on Rue Hubert Delisle in the Le Quatorzième district. Postal codes for the area include 97430 and 97418.
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Place details
- Locality
- Le Tampon
- Region
- La Réunion
- Country
- France
- Population
- 81,943
- Timezone
- Indian/Reunion
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Overseas region and department
- Réunion
- Arrondissement
- Saint Pierre
- Canton
- 2 cantons
- Intercommunality
- CA du Sud
- Mayor 2020 2026
- André Thien Ah Koon
- Area
- 165.43 km (63.87 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 82,579
- Density
- 499.18/km (1,292.9/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Insee postal code
- 97422 /97430
- Elevation
- 287–2,418 m (942–7,933 ft) , (avg. 546 m or 1,791 ft)
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Encyclopedic overview
Le Tampon ( French pronunciation: [lə tɑ̃pɔ̃] ) is the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. It is located on the south-central part of the island of Reunion, adjacent to Saint Pierre.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Le Tampon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.