Les Avirons | ||
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Commune | ||
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Coordinates: 21°14′31″S 55°20′00″E / 21.2419°S 55.3333°ECoordinates: 21°14′31″S 55°20′00″E / 21.2419°S 55.3333°E | ||
Country | France | |
Overseas region and department | Réunion | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Pierre | |
Canton | Les Avirons | |
Intercommunality | Sud | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Michel Dennemont | |
Area1 | 26.27 km2 (10.14 sq mi) | |
Population (2012)2 | 11,181 | |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 97401 /97425 | |
Elevation | 0–2,565 m (0–8,415 ft) (avg. 268 m or 879 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Les Avirons (meaning "the oars" in French), is a commune in the Réunion overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean. It borders the communes of Saint-Leu, Cilaos, Saint-Louis and L'Étang-Salé, an 150 metres of coastline.