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Arrondissement of Saint-Benoît

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Arrondissement in Réunion, France
Saint-Benoît
Arrondissement
Location within RéunionLocation within Réunion
CountryFrance
Overseas region
and department		Réunion
No. of communes6
SubprefectureSaint-Benoît
Area735.8 km (284.1 sq mi)
Population127,924
 • Density174/km (450/sq mi)
INSEE code9743

The arrondissement of Saint-Benoît is an arrondissement of France in the Réunion department in the Réunion region. It has six communes. Its population is 127,924 (2021), and its area is 735.8 km (284.1 sq mi).

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, and their INSEE codes, are:

  1. Bras-Panon (97402)
  2. La Plaine-des-Palmistes (97406)
  3. Saint-André (97409)
  4. Saint-Benoît (97410)
  5. Sainte-Rose (97419)
  6. Salazie (97421)

History

The arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, containing six communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1968.

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Benoît were, as of January 2015:

  1. Bras-Panon
  2. La Plaine-des-Palmistes
  3. Saint-André-1
  4. Saint-André-2
  5. Saint-André-3
  6. Saint-Benoît-1
  7. Saint-Benoît-2
  8. Sainte-Rose
  9. Salazie

References

  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement de Saint-Benoît (9743)". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. Décret n° 68-862 du 2 octobre 1968
  5. "Populations légales 2012: 974 Département de la Réunion" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.
Arrondissements of Réunion

21°02′42″S 55°43′04″E / 21.04500°S 55.71778°E / -21.04500; 55.71778


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