L'Étang-Salé

L'Étang-Salé
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 km2 (14.92 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	13,894
• Density	360/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

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

References

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

External links

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[2] L'Etang-Salé on Insee web site