Saint-Benoît, Réunion

Saint-Benoît (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bənwa] (listen)) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Réunion, about 40 kilometres southeast of Saint-Denis, the capital.

Saint-Benoît
Subprefecture and commune
The church of Sainte-Anne in the commune of Saint-Benoît
Location of Saint-Benoît
Coordinates: 21°02′02″S 55°42′46″E
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Réunion
Arrondissement	Saint-Benoît
Canton	Saint-Benoît-1 and 2
Intercommunality	Réunion Est
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean-Claude Fruteau (PS)
Area ^1	229.61 km^2 (88.65 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	37,759
• Density	160/km^2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code	97410 /97470
Elevation	0–2,520 m (0–8,268 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

In the west of the commune lies Grand Étang, the largest lake of La Réunion. Close to the lake flows the Bras d'Annette waterfall.

See also

• Communes of the Réunion department

References

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