La Plaine-des-Palmistes

La Plaine-des-Palmistes is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion.

La Plaine-des-Palmistes
The town hall in Plaine-des-Palmistes
Location of La Plaine-des-Palmistes
Coordinates: 21°08′06″S 55°37′32″E
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentRéunion
ArrondissementSaint-Benoît
CantonSaint-Benoît-1
IntercommunalityRéunion Est
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Johnny Payet[1]
Area
1
83.19 km2 (32.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
6,565
  Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code
97406 /97431
Elevation720–2,402 m (2,362–7,881 ft)
(avg. 1,008 m or 3,307 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

It lies in the eastern part of the island, on the RN3 road, south west of Saint-Benoît and northeast of the Col de Bellevue. It is known for its nearby forest and for the Biberon Falls. It lies close to the slopes of the Piton des Songes.

The communal territory is entirely located in the tops of the island. It borders Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Rose and Le Tampon.

Plaine-des-Palmistes

Climate

Climate data for La Plaine-des-Palmistes (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1961–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.0
(84.2)
30.2
(86.4)
30.5
(86.9)
28.5
(83.3)
26.1
(79.0)
25.3
(77.5)
24.0
(75.2)
23.1
(73.6)
24.2
(75.6)
26.8
(80.2)
28.5
(83.3)
28.1
(82.6)
30.5
(86.9)
Average high °C (°F) 23.7
(74.7)
23.7
(74.7)
23.3
(73.9)
22.6
(72.7)
20.8
(69.4)
19.0
(66.2)
17.9
(64.2)
17.7
(63.9)
18.4
(65.1)
19.4
(66.9)
20.9
(69.6)
22.6
(72.7)
20.8
(69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6)
20.1
(68.2)
19.5
(67.1)
18.5
(65.3)
16.6
(61.9)
14.7
(58.5)
13.7
(56.7)
13.6
(56.5)
14.2
(57.6)
15.2
(59.4)
16.6
(61.9)
18.5
(65.3)
16.7
(62.1)
Average low °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4)
16.4
(61.5)
15.6
(60.1)
14.4
(57.9)
12.3
(54.1)
10.5
(50.9)
9.5
(49.1)
9.5
(49.1)
9.9
(49.8)
11.1
(52.0)
12.3
(54.1)
14.4
(57.9)
12.6
(54.7)
Record low °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)
9.5
(49.1)
9.8
(49.6)
7.4
(45.3)
5.2
(41.4)
3.8
(38.8)
3.4
(38.1)
2.8
(37.0)
4.5
(40.1)
4.9
(40.8)
5.6
(42.1)
8.1
(46.6)
2.8
(37.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 728.1
(28.67)
997.9
(39.29)
692.6
(27.27)
389.9
(15.35)
273.6
(10.77)
202.8
(7.98)
173.1
(6.81)
193.7
(7.63)
181.8
(7.16)
157.4
(6.20)
181.7
(7.15)
398.4
(15.69)
4,571
(179.96)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 20.6 19.9 19.7 17.3 15.4 13.4 16.2 16.8 14.0 15.5 14.2 18.1 201.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 125.3 111.6 131.3 128.1 133.6 136.6 136.6 130.1 137.8 126.9 137.0 119.1 1,553.9
Source: Meteo France[3]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. "Plaine-des-Palmistes (974)" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.


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