Coordinates: 20°53′49″S 55°32′57″E / 20.8969°S 55.5492°E / -20.8969; 55.5492

Commune of Sainte-Marie
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Réunion
Department	Réunion
Arrondissement	Saint-Denis
Canton	Sainte-Marie
Intercommunality	CINOR
Mayor	Jean-Louis Lagourgue (2001–2009)
Statistics
Elevation	0–1,800 m (0–5,900 ft) (avg. 5 m/16 ft)
Land area1	87.21 km2 (33.67 sq mi)
Population2	26,576  (1999)
- Density	305 /km2 (790 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	97418/ 97438
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Sainte-Marie is a commune in the French overseas département of Réunion. It is located on the north side of the island of Réunion, just east of, and adjacent to, the administrative center (préfecture) of Saint-Denis. In the 1999 census, Sainte-Marie had a population of 26,582. The commune has a land area of 87.21 km² (33.672 sq mi).

Roland Garros Airport and the Air Austral headquarters are located in Sainte-Marie.^[1][2][3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website (in French)

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