Saint-Joseph, Réunion

Saint-Joseph
Commune
Manapany in Saint-Joseph
Location of Saint-Joseph
Coordinates: 21°22′43″S 55°37′09″E
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Réunion
Arrondissement	Saint-Pierre
Canton	Saint-Joseph and Saint-Pierre-3
Intercommunality	CA du Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Lebreton[1]
Area ^1	178.50 km^2 (68.92 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	38,992
• Density	220/km^2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code	97412 /97480
Elevation	0–2,448 m (0–8,031 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Scenery in Saint-Joseph

Saint-Joseph (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒozɛf]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the extreme south end of the island of Réunion. As such, it features the southernmost point of the European Union. The village Vincendo is part of the commune.

Geography

Climate

Saint-Joseph has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Saint-Joseph is 24.4 °C (75.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,661.2 mm (65.40 in) with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.4 °C (81.3 °F), and lowest in July, at around 21.3 °C (70.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Joseph was 35.5 °C (95.9 °F) on 1 March 1991; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 14.0 °C (57.2 °F) on 25 July 1996.

Climate data for Saint-Joseph (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1991−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	35.5 (95.9)	34.6 (94.3)	35.5 (95.9)	33.3 (91.9)	31.9 (89.4)	30.1 (86.2)	30.5 (86.9)	28.6 (83.5)	29.6 (85.3)	31.5 (88.7)	33.0 (91.4)	33.6 (92.5)	35.5 (95.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.0 (87.8)	30.9 (87.6)	30.1 (86.2)	29.0 (84.2)	27.5 (81.5)	25.7 (78.3)	24.6 (76.3)	24.7 (76.5)	25.6 (78.1)	26.9 (80.4)	28.6 (83.5)	30.1 (86.2)	27.9 (82.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.4 (81.3)	27.4 (81.3)	26.8 (80.2)	25.7 (78.3)	24.1 (75.4)	22.4 (72.3)	21.3 (70.3)	21.3 (70.3)	22.0 (71.6)	23.2 (73.8)	24.7 (76.5)	26.4 (79.5)	24.4 (75.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.8 (74.8)	24.0 (75.2)	23.4 (74.1)	22.4 (72.3)	20.8 (69.4)	19.1 (66.4)	18.1 (64.6)	18.0 (64.4)	18.5 (65.3)	19.5 (67.1)	20.9 (69.6)	22.6 (72.7)	20.9 (69.6)
Record low °C (°F)	18.0 (64.4)	20.9 (69.6)	19.5 (67.1)	18.9 (66.0)	16.3 (61.3)	15.7 (60.3)	14.0 (57.2)	14.8 (58.6)	15.1 (59.2)	14.5 (58.1)	16.4 (61.5)	19.6 (67.3)	14.0 (57.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	189.6 (7.46)	233.4 (9.19)	217.5 (8.56)	192.9 (7.59)	159.0 (6.26)	126.6 (4.98)	155.4 (6.12)	96.5 (3.80)	75.2 (2.96)	56.8 (2.24)	65.6 (2.58)	92.7 (3.65)	1,661.2 (65.40)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	9.5	12.3	13.3	12.6	11.9	13.1	15.1	11.4	8.2	6.3	5.3	6.9	125.9
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1961	20,127	—
1967	22,361	+1.77%
1974	23,653	+0.81%
1982	23,307	−0.18%
1990	25,630	+1.19%
1999	30,293	+1.87%
2007	34,602	+1.68%
2012	37,069	+1.39%
2017	37,644	+0.31%
Source: SPLAF[4] and INSEE (1967–2017)[5]

See also

• Communes of the Réunion department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
4. SPLAF (Site sur la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France). "Agglomérations et villes de la Réunion". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official website (in French)