L'Étang-Salé

L'Étang-Salé (French for The Salty Pond) is a commune in the department and region of Réunion. It is bordered by the communes of Les Avirons and Saint-Louis. Within the commune is the Étang-Salé forest. There is also a beach with black sand in the commune that is a popular surfing spot.

L'Étang-Salé
Commune
Beach of L'Étang-Salé
Coat of arms
Location of L'Étang-Salé
Coordinates: 21°15′58″S 55°22′01″E
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Réunion
Arrondissement	Saint-Pierre
Canton	L'Étang-Salé
Intercommunality	Villes solidaires
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean-Claude Lacouture
Area ^1	38.65 km^2 (14.92 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	13,894
• Density	360/km^2 (930/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code	97404 /97427
Elevation	0–1,781 m (0–5,843 ft) (avg. 31 m or 102 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographie

Historical population of L'Étang-Salé
(Source: INSEE[2])

Year	1967	1974	1981	1990	1999	2006	2012
Population	6 510	6 610	7 479	8 769	11 755	13 266	13 647
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Economy and tourism

• there is an industrial zone in L'Étang-Salé
• a popular surfing beach in L'Étang-Salé-les-Bains
• several hotels
• an 18-hole golf course
• Croc' Park - a crocodile park

Images

Surfing in Etang-Salé

• 
  The beach of L'Étang-Salé
• 
  Surfer at L'Étang-Salé
• 
  Forest of L'Étang-Salé
• 
  The Gouffre - a lava formation at the coast

See also

• Communes of the Réunion department
• Le Gouffre

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. L'Etang-Salé on Insee web site

External links

• Site of the CIVIS
• Personal website of the L'Étang-Salé's town