| Le Tampon | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 The church of Le Tampon | |
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| Location of Le Tampon | |
| Coordinates: 21°16′41″S 55°30′55″E / 21.2781°S 55.5153°E / -21.2781; 55.5153 | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Réunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint Pierre |
| Canton | 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | CA du Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Thien Ah Koon |
| Area | 165.43 km (63.87 sq mi) |
| Population | 81,964 |
| • Density | 500/km (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97422 /97430 |
| Elevation | 287–2,418 m (942–7,933 ft) (avg. 546 m or 1,791 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Tampon (French pronunciation: [lə tɑ̃pɔ̃]) is the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. It is located on the south-central part of the island of Reunion, adjacent to Saint Pierre.
In the early twentieth century, the town was the base for the murderer and sorcerer Sitarane.
Geography
Climate
Le Tampon has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Le Tampon is 13.8 °C (56.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,020.2 mm (79.54 in) with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 17.3 °C (63.1 °F), and lowest in July, at around 10.3 °C (50.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Tampon was 29.6 °C (85.3 °F) on 26 October 2011; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −1.7 °C (28.9 °F) on 18 August 1988.
| Climate data for Le Tampon (altitude 860m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1969–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 313.3 (12.33) |
321.8 (12.67) |
195.8 (7.71) |
111.9 (4.41) |
72.0 (2.83) |
61.3 (2.41) |
55.4 (2.18) |
31.1 (1.22) |
35.0 (1.38) |
34.0 (1.34) |
49.8 (1.96) |
143.0 (5.63) |
1,424.4 (56.08) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.3 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 96.2 |
| Source: Météo-France | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Le Tampon (Plaine des Cafres, altitude 1560m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1965–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 426.1 (16.78) |
427.8 (16.84) |
303.0 (11.93) |
124.0 (4.88) |
80.6 (3.17) |
62.1 (2.44) |
62.4 (2.46) |
50.1 (1.97) |
43.2 (1.70) |
42.5 (1.67) |
62.9 (2.48) |
162.7 (6.41) |
1,847.4 (72.73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.1 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 10.8 | 125.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 166.4 | 138.6 | 165.1 | 165.2 | 182.4 | 176.9 | 182.2 | 193.5 | 188.4 | 184.0 | 182.4 | 164.6 | 2,089.7 |
| Source 1: Météo France | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteociel.fr (sunshine 1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,335 | — |
| 1967 | 31,378 | +4.33% |
| 1974 | 36,107 | +2.03% |
| 1982 | 40,545 | +1.46% |
| 1990 | 47,593 | +2.02% |
| 1999 | 60,323 | +2.67% |
| 2007 | 70,539 | +1.97% |
| 2012 | 75,631 | +1.40% |
| 2017 | 78,629 | +0.78% |
| Source: SPLAF and INSEE (1967-2017) | ||
Cantons
The commune of Le Tampon has been divided into two cantons since the canton reorganisation of March 2015. Their seat is in Le Tampon.
| Name | Population (2019) | Cantonal Code |
|---|---|---|
| Canton of Le Tampon-1 | 40,342 | 97424 |
| Canton of Le Tampon-2 | 39,482 | 97425 |
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- Iledelareunion.net: Sitarane (in French)
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- "Climate of Plaine des Cafres 1991-2020" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- "Normales / Moyennes 1981-2010 / Plaine des Cafres (974)" (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- SPLAF (la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France). "Agglomérations et villes de la Réunion" [Towns and cities of Reunion Island]. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- "Décret n° 2014-236 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de La Réunion | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- Populations légales 2019: 974 Département de la Réunion, INSEE
External links
- Official website (in French)
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