L'Étang-Salé

L'Étang-Salé
Beach of L'Étang-Salé Beach of L'Étang-Salé
Coat of arms of L'Étang-Salé Coat of arms
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Coordinates:
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Réunion
Arrondissement	Saint-Pierre
Canton	L'Étang-Salé
Intercommunality	Villes Solidaires
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean-Claude Lacouture
Area1	38.65 km2 (14.92 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	13,647
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	97404 / 97427
Elevation	0–1,781 m (0–5,843 ft) (avg. 31 m or 102 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

L'Étang-Salé (French for The Salty Pond) is a commune in the department and region of Réunion. It is bordered by the communes of Les Avirons and Saint-Louis. Within the commune is the Étang-Salé forest. There is also a beach with black sand in the commune that is a popular surfing spot.

Demographie

Historical population of L'Étang-Salé
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1967	1974	1981	1990	1999	2006	2012
Population	6 510	6 610	7 479	8 769	11 755	13 266	13 647
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Economy & Tourism

• there is an industrial zone in L'Étang-Salé
• a popular surfing beach in L'Étang-Salé-les-Bains
• several hotels
• an 18 holes golf course
• Croc' Park - a crocodile park

Images

Surfing in Etang-Salé

• Étang-salé-les-bains-plage.jpg

  The beach of L'Étang-Salé

• Brisants Etang-sale.jpg

  Surfer at L'Étang-Salé

• Pithecellobium dulce tree.JPG

  Forest of L'Étang-Salé

• Etang-sale-gouffre-022.jpg

  The Gouffre - a lava formation at the coast

See also

• Communes of the Réunion department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Site of the CIVIS
• Personal website of the L'Étang-Salé's town