Arrondissement of Saint-Paul

The arrondissement of Saint-Paul is an arrondissement of France in the Réunion department in the Réunion region. It has five communes.[1] Its population is 214,073 (2016), and its area is 537.2 km2 (207.4 sq mi).[2]

Saint-Paul
Arrondissement
Location within Réunion
CountryFrance
Overseas region
and department		Réunion
No. of communes5
SubprefectureSaint-Paul
Area
 • Total537.2 km2 (207.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total214,073
 • Density398/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
INSEE code9744

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Paul, and their INSEE codes, are:[1]

  1. Le Port (97407)
  2. La Possession (97408)
  3. Saint-Leu (97413)
  4. Saint-Paul (97415)
  5. Les Trois-Bassins (97423)

History

The arrondissement of Saint-Paul, containing four communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre and one commune that was previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1969.[3] In September 2006 it absorbed the two communes of Le Port and La Possession from the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, and it lost the two communes of Les Avirons and L'Étang-Salé to the arrondissement of Saint-Pierre.[4]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Paul were, as of January 2015:[5]

  1. Le Port-1
  2. Le Port-2
  3. La Possession
  4. Saint-Leu-1
  5. Saint-Leu-2
  6. Saint-Paul-1
  7. Saint-Paul-2
  8. Saint-Paul-3
  9. Saint-Paul-4
  10. Saint-Paul-5
  11. Les Trois-Bassins

References
  1. "Arrondissement de Saint-Paul (9744)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  2. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  3. Décret n°69-876 du 24 septembre 1969
  4. "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 June 2006" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  5. "Populations légales 2012" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-29.



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