- Entre-Deux
Communefra
nomcommune=L'Entre-Deux
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région=Réunion
département=Réunion | arrondissement= Saint-Pierre
canton=
insee= 97403
cp= 97414
maire= Bachil Valy
mandat=2001 -2007 2008 -2014
intercomm= CCSUD
latitude= -21.23
longitude= 55.48
alt moy= 398 m in the town centre
alt mini= 100 m
alt maxi= 2 200 m
hectares= 6 683
km²= 66,83
sans= 5 167
date-sans=1999
dens= 77L'Entre-Deux (French for "The Between-Two") is a commune on the French island and department of
Réunion . The commune gets its name from the fact that it is situated between the two maintributaries of theSaint-Étienne River : theBras de Cilaos to the west and theBras de la Plaine to the east. Its location also explains the commune's motto: "Deux bras, un cœur" ("Two arms, one heart"). L'Entre-Deux is bordered by the communes ofCilaos , Saint-Benoît, Saint-Louis, Saint-Pierre andLe Tampon .History
L'Entre-Deux became the 5th section of the commune of Saint-Pierre in 1839, and became a commune in its own right in
1882 .Economy
The village of l’Entre-Deux flourished thanks to the
coffee trade introduced to the island in1715 , but thesugar cane has also had a significant success in the town. After the 1950s, l’Entre-Deux underwent a series of changes to stop the economy from stagnating, with roads, buildings, reservoirs and electronic networks being set up in the town, as with much of the island, thanks in part to the French state.By the 1980s however, this effort was complete. The village got a cosmetic overhaul, while such industries as
tobacco andgeranium farming ceased to be. Other trades, such aschicken farming, started up with moderate success, and now L'Entre-Deux is, along withSalazie , one of the main poultry centres of the island. This dynamism since the 80s is shown by the population increase: From 3624 residents in 1961, to 4259 in 1990 and 5585 in 2004.These days, there only about 60% of the population is actively working, which is put down to the fact that businesses are reducing in number, seeing a recent rise in self-employment. There has also been a steady rise in
tourism to the village.References
This page was translated from the
French Wikipedia page [http://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=L%27Entre-Deux&oldid=12777953 L'Entre-Deux] , accessed January 11 2007External links
*fr icon [http://www.village-entredeux.fr Site of l'Entre-Deux]
*fr icon [http://www.reunion-sud.com Site of the CCSUD - Communauté des Communes du SUD]
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