Sainte-Marie, Réunion

Sainte-Marie
Commune
The town hall of Sainte-Marie
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Marie
Coordinates: 20°53′49″S 55°32′57″E
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Réunion
Arrondissement	Saint-Denis
Canton	Sainte-Marie
Intercommunality	Nord de la Réunion
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Richard Nirlo[1]
Area ^1	87.21 km^2 (33.67 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	35,584
• Density	410/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code	97418 /97438
Elevation	0–1,800 m (0–5,906 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Marie (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the north side of the island of Réunion, just east of, and adjacent to, the capital of Saint-Denis.

Geography

Climate

Sainte-Marie has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am) closely bordering on a tropical savanna climate (Aw). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Marie is 24.5 °C (76.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,530.3 mm (60.25 in) with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.0 °C (80.6 °F), and lowest in July, at around 21.8 °C (71.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Marie was 35.2 °C (95.4 °F) on 28 January 1993; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 12.8 °C (55.0 °F) on 25 August 1991.

Climate data for Sainte-Marie (Gillot Airport, altitude 8m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1953–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	35.2 (95.4)	34.0 (93.2)	33.1 (91.6)	32.7 (90.9)	30.6 (87.1)	29.9 (85.8)	29.0 (84.2)	28.2 (82.8)	29.2 (84.6)	30.5 (86.9)	31.8 (89.2)	34.5 (94.1)	35.2 (95.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.2 (86.4)	30.3 (86.5)	30.0 (86.0)	29.2 (84.6)	27.6 (81.7)	26.2 (79.2)	25.4 (77.7)	25.5 (77.9)	26.0 (78.8)	27.0 (80.6)	28.3 (82.9)	29.5 (85.1)	27.9 (82.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.9 (80.4)	27.0 (80.6)	26.6 (79.9)	25.8 (78.4)	24.2 (75.6)	22.6 (72.7)	21.8 (71.2)	21.9 (71.4)	22.4 (72.3)	23.5 (74.3)	24.7 (76.5)	26.1 (79.0)	24.5 (76.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.6 (74.5)	23.7 (74.7)	23.3 (73.9)	22.3 (72.1)	20.7 (69.3)	19.1 (66.4)	18.2 (64.8)	18.2 (64.8)	18.7 (65.7)	19.9 (67.8)	21.1 (70.0)	22.7 (72.9)	21.0 (69.8)
Record low °C (°F)	18.2 (64.8)	18.6 (65.5)	18.4 (65.1)	15.6 (60.1)	15.3 (59.5)	13.6 (56.5)	12.9 (55.2)	12.8 (55.0)	13.0 (55.4)	13.4 (56.1)	15.0 (59.0)	17.8 (64.0)	12.8 (55.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	270.2 (10.64)	279.3 (11.00)	264.5 (10.41)	133.4 (5.25)	95.8 (3.77)	66.9 (2.63)	50.9 (2.00)	54.8 (2.16)	48.5 (1.91)	43.3 (1.70)	62.5 (2.46)	160.2 (6.31)	1,530.3 (60.25)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	13.8	13.5	13.5	10.9	9.6	7.5	8.5	8.8	7.5	6.9	6.1	10.2	116.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours	218.1	195.5	215.0	216.1	213.9	210.0	222.4	216.2	210.5	210.8	212.0	226.8	2,567.1
Source: Météo-France[3]

Climate data for Sainte-Marie (La Mare - Cirad, altitude 68m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2001–2018)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	33.6 (92.5)	33.6 (92.5)	32.8 (91.0)	32.5 (90.5)	31.2 (88.2)	29.0 (84.2)	29.7 (85.5)	28.3 (82.9)	29.2 (84.6)	30.2 (86.4)	32.3 (90.1)	32.9 (91.2)	33.6 (92.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.3 (86.5)	30.7 (87.3)	30.2 (86.4)	29.4 (84.9)	27.7 (81.9)	26.1 (79.0)	25.4 (77.7)	25.5 (77.9)	26.2 (79.2)	27.2 (81.0)	28.6 (83.5)	29.9 (85.8)	28.1 (82.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.8 (80.2)	27.1 (80.8)	26.7 (80.1)	25.8 (78.4)	24.2 (75.6)	22.5 (72.5)	21.8 (71.2)	21.8 (71.2)	22.4 (72.3)	23.5 (74.3)	24.9 (76.8)	26.3 (79.3)	24.5 (76.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.3 (73.9)	23.5 (74.3)	23.2 (73.8)	22.3 (72.1)	20.7 (69.3)	19.0 (66.2)	18.2 (64.8)	18.1 (64.6)	18.6 (65.5)	19.8 (67.6)	21.2 (70.2)	22.6 (72.7)	20.9 (69.6)
Record low °C (°F)	19.7 (67.5)	19.4 (66.9)	18.8 (65.8)	18.5 (65.3)	15.6 (60.1)	14.9 (58.8)	14.5 (58.1)	13.6 (56.5)	14.5 (58.1)	13.8 (56.8)	16.4 (61.5)	19.3 (66.7)	13.6 (56.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	299.5 (11.79)	246.0 (9.69)	274.6 (10.81)	145.6 (5.73)	102.0 (4.02)	74.4 (2.93)	50.1 (1.97)	56.3 (2.22)	55.6 (2.19)	43.9 (1.73)	70.4 (2.77)	135.6 (5.34)	1,554 (61.18)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	15.3	13.8	15.0	11.6	9.4	8.9	9.1	9.2	8.9	7.7	7.3	10.8	126.8
Source: Météo-France[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1961	11,414	—
1967	14,367	+3.91%
1974	16,566	+2.06%
1982	17,251	+0.51%
1990	20,158	+1.97%
1999	26,582	+3.12%
2007	31,143	+2.00%
2012	31,596	+0.29%
2017	33,839	+1.38%
Source: SPLAF[5] and INSEE (1967-2017)[6]

Transport & Economy

Roland Garros Airport

Reunion's main airport and the Air Austral headquarters are located in Sainte-Marie.[7][8][9] There is also a small fishing harbour, a shopping-center and a brewery in the commune.

Sister cities

• Moka Flacq, (Mauritius), since 1992[10]

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 August 29, 2022.
4. "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
5. SPLAF (Site sur la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France). "Agglomérations et villes de la Réunion". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
7. World Airline Directory. Flight International. 1–7 April 1998. "40.
8. "Géographie Archived 2009-06-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sainte-Marie. Retrieved on 7 October 2009.
9. "Mentions légales Archived 2009-12-29 at the Wayback Machine." Air Austral. Retrieved on 7 October 2009.
10. - City of Ste.Marie Jumelages Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

External links

• Official website (in French)