L'Étang-Salé
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Commune of L'Étang-Salé |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Réunion |
Department | Réunion |
Arrondissement | Saint-Paul |
Intercommunality | CIVIS |
Mayor | Jean-Claude Lacouture |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 0 m–1 795 m |
Land area¹ | 38,65 km² |
Population² (1999) |
11 755 |
- Density | 304/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 97404/ 97427 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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 Etang-Salé forest. There is also a beach with black sand in the commune.