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Saint-André
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-André
- Region
- La Réunion
- Country
- France
- Population
- 57,150
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Overseas region and department
- Réunion
- Arrondissement
- Saint-Benoît
- Canton
- Saint-André-1 , 2 and 3
- Intercommunality
- Réunion Est
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Joé Bedier
- Area
- 53.07 km (20.49 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 58,885
- Density
- 1,110/km (2,874/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Insee postal code
- 97409 /97440
- Elevation
- 0–920 m (0–3,018 ft) , (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Saint-André
- Demonym
- Saint-Andréen
- Population
- 58885
- Area
- 53.07
- Official website
- www.saint-andre.re
- Image
- Hôtel-de-ville-de-Saint-André.JPG
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- Commons category
- Saint-André (Réunion)
- postal code
- 97440
- male population
- 26629
- female population
- 29639
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-62-58-88-88
- fax number
- +33-2-62-46-80-33
- native label
- Saint-André
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Saint-André ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɑ̃dʁe, sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃dʁe] ) is the fifth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the northeast part of the island of Réunion. The small lake Étang de Bois Rouge is located in the commune.
This area between the Saint-Jean and the Mât rivers has been populated since the middle of the 17th century. Indeed, the first exiles were confined to Bourbon in 1646 by Mr. Promis, governor of the French Comptoir of Fort-Dauphin, to curb their mutinous ardor. Disembarked from the Saint-Laurent, they were settled in the Quartier des Français, on the banks of the Saint-Jean River. The region of Saint-André has historically seen the landing of the first French.