- Bras-Panon
Communefra
nomcommune=Bras-Panon
région=Réunion
département=Réunion | arrondissement= Saint-Benoît
canton=
insee= 97402
cp= 97412
maire= Daniel Gonthier
mandat=2001 -2007
intercomm= CIREST
longitude= 55.70
latitude= -20.99
alt moy=
alt mini= 0 m
alt maxi= 2 092m
hectares= 8 855
km²= 88,55
sans= 9 671
date-sans=1999
dens= 109Bras-Panon is a commune in the department and region of
Réunion . It borders the communes of Saint-André, Saint-Benoît andSalazie ; as well as theMât river, theRivière des Roches and theIndian Ocean .The commune is a large producer of
vanilla , and holds the largest vanilla trade fair on the island, every May.It had a population of 3,506 in 1950. (source=Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer)
External links
* [http://www.cirest.fr Site of the CIREST]
* [http://www.braspanon.re/ official site]
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