Saint-Denis, Réunion

Saint-Denis
	Saint-Denis
	Saint-Denis's former city hall and the Column of Victory
Administration
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Réunion
Arrondissement	Saint-Denis
Intercommunality	Nord de la Réunion
Mayor	Gilbert Annette; (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	0–2,276 m (0–7,467 ft); (avg. 23 m/75 ft)
Land area1	142.79 km2 (55.13 sq mi)
Population2	142,241 (2007)
- Density	996/km2 (2,580/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	97411/ 97400
	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.

Saint-Denis is the administrative capital (préfecture) of the French controlled island of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. The city is the largest town on the island. In 2004, it had a population of about 133,700 people.

History

Saint-Denis was founded by Étienne Régnault in 1669. The city became the capital of Réunion island in 1738.

The closest airport is Roland Garros Airport which is also the main international airport of Réunion. The Réunion Tram Train is expected to start being built in 2008. It stretches from the city to the airport and to Réunion's second city Saint-Paul.

Bilingual sign in French and Reunionese Creole
Dutch camp set up at the Barachois seafront by the Oudemans mission for the 1874 transit of Venus.
The Léopard, pictured in 1942.
Faculty of Science on the campus of the University of Reunion Island overlooking the city of Saint-Denis.
Le Chaudron public housing projects in the city of Saint-Denis in the 2000s.
Saint-Denis from the SPOT satellite
Monument honoring Roland Garros at Le Barachois

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Administration
Saint-Denis

Saint-Denis's former city hall and the Column of Victory




Country	France
Overseas region and department	Réunion
Arrondissement	Saint-Denis
Intercommunality	Nord de la Réunion
Mayor	Gilbert Annette (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	0–2,276 m (0–7,467 ft) (avg. 23 m/75 ft)
Land area¹	142.79 km² (55.13 sq mi)
Population²	142,241 (2007)
- Density	996/km² (2,580/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	97411/ 97400
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.