Petite-Île
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Commune of Petite-Île |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Réunion |
| Department | Réunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Pierre |
| Intercommunality | CIVIS |
| Mayor | Christophe Payet |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0 m–1 581 m |
| Land area¹ | 33,93 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
10 157 |
| - Density | 299/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97405/ 97429 |
| 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. | |
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Petite-Île (Little Isle in French) is a commune in the French island and department of Réunion. The commune is bordered by the communes of Saint-Joseph to the east and Saint-Pierre to the west. The commune gets its name from the uninhabitated islet off its coasts, the only islet off Réunion (there are other rocks off the coast, but they have no vegetation so can't be classed as islets). The commune was established in 1935
[edit] Economy
The main economy in the commune is agriculture-based, with cane sugar plantations, along with fruit and vegetable farming.
[edit] References
Translated parts of the French Wikipedia article Petite-Île, accessed 11 January 2007.
[edit] External links
- (French) Site of the commune de Petite Ile
- (French) Site of the CIVIS
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