Bras-Panon

Bras-Panon
Commune
Coat of arms of Bras-Panon
Coat of arms
Location of Bras-Panon
Map
Coordinates: 20°59′43″S 55°40′34″E / 20.9953°S 55.6761°E / -20.9953; 55.6761
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentRéunion
ArrondissementSaint-Benoît
CantonSaint-André-3
IntercommunalityRéunion Est
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jeannick Atchapa[1]
Area
1
88.55 km2 (34.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
13,344
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code
97402 /97412
Elevation0–2,092 m (0–6,864 ft)
(avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bras-Panon (French pronunciation: [bʁa panɔ̃]) is a commune on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, which is an overseas department and region of France. Bras-Panon borders the communes of Saint-André, Saint-Benoît and Salazie; as well as the Mât river, the Rivière des Roches and the Indian Ocean.

The commune is a large producer of vanilla, and holds the largest Agricultural Show on the island, every May.

Geography

Climate

Bras-Panon has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Bras-Panon is 20.8 °C (69.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 4,665.2 mm (183.67 in) with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 23.7 °C (74.7 °F), and lowest in August, at around 18.0 °C (64.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Bras-Panon was 32.4 °C (90.3 °F) on 13 February 2018; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 10.5 °C (50.9 °F) on 2 July 2005.

Climate data for Bras-Panon (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1990−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.5
(88.7) 		32.4
(90.3) 		32.2
(90.0) 		30.5
(86.9) 		28.8
(83.8) 		28.1
(82.6) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.3
(79.3) 		27.2
(81.0) 		28.4
(83.1) 		29.8
(85.6) 		31.1
(88.0) 		32.4
(90.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.3
(79.3) 		25.5
(77.9) 		23.8
(74.8) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.7
(71.1) 		22.8
(73.0) 		24.2
(75.6) 		25.7
(78.3) 		24.0
(75.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.4
(72.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		19.0
(66.2) 		18.0
(64.4) 		18.0
(64.4) 		18.5
(65.3) 		19.6
(67.3) 		20.9
(69.6) 		22.5
(72.5) 		20.8
(69.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7) 		20.7
(69.3) 		20.2
(68.4) 		19.3
(66.7) 		17.7
(63.9) 		16.0
(60.8) 		15.1
(59.2) 		15.0
(59.0) 		15.3
(59.5) 		16.4
(61.5) 		17.6
(63.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		17.7
(63.9)
Record low °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8) 		17.4
(63.3) 		16.8
(62.2) 		15.7
(60.3) 		11.5
(52.7) 		12.4
(54.3) 		10.5
(50.9) 		11.1
(52.0) 		11.4
(52.5) 		10.9
(51.6) 		12.0
(53.6) 		15.0
(59.0) 		10.5
(50.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 637.7
(25.11) 		738.2
(29.06) 		653.6
(25.73) 		409.8
(16.13) 		349.9
(13.78) 		264.2
(10.40) 		254.0
(10.00) 		254.3
(10.01) 		222.1
(8.74) 		213.7
(8.41) 		241.2
(9.50) 		426.5
(16.79) 		4,665.2
(183.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 21.5 19.4 20.7 18.7 17.2 15.1 17.3 17.6 16.5 16.6 15.1 19.2 214.9
Source: Météo-France[3]


Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1967 5,533—    
1974 5,941+1.02%
1982 6,945+1.97%
1990 8,455+2.49%
1999 9,683+1.52%
2007 11,216+1.85%
2012 12,298+1.86%
2017 12,811+0.82%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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