Sainte-Rose, Réunion
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Commune of Sainte-Rose |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Réunion |
| Department | Réunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Benoît |
| Intercommunality | CIREST |
| Mayor | Bruno Mamindy-Pajany (2001-2007) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0 m– |
| Land area¹ | 177,60 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6 545 |
| - Density | 37/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 97419/ 97439 |
| 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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Sainte-Rose is a commune on the east coast of the French island and department of Réunion. The Pointe des Cascades, in the commune, is the easternmost part of the island and also the easternmost part of France and of the European Union. The commune is bordered by the communes of La Plaine-des-Palmistes, Saint-Benoît, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Philippe and Tampon; and by the Rivière de l'Est to the nord. Sainte-Rose is home to the first wind farm on the island, bulit in 2004.
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This page was translated from the French Wikipedia article Sainte-Rose (Réunion), accessed January 11th 2007
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