Sainte-Rose, Réunion

Communefra
nomcommune=Sainte-Rose|

région=Réunion
département=Réunion| arrondissement= Saint-Benoît
canton=
insee= 97419
cp= 97439
maire= Bruno Mamindy-Pajany
mandat= 2001-2007
intercomm= CIREST
longitude= 55.80
latitude= -21.11
alt moy=
alt mini= 0 m
alt maxi=
hectares= 17 760
km²= 177,60
sans= 6 545
date-sans= 1999
dens= 37

Sainte-Rose is a commune on the east coast of the French island and department of Réunion. The Pointe des Cascades, in the commune, is the easternmost part of the island and also the easternmost part of France and of the European Union. The commune is bordered by the communes of La Plaine-des-Palmistes, Saint-Benoît, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Philippe and Tampon; and by the Rivière de l'Est to the nord. Sainte-Rose is home to the first wind farm on the island, bulit in 2004.

References

This page was translated from the French Wikipedia article [http://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sainte-Rose_%28R%C3%A9union%29&oldid=12776364 Sainte-Rose (Réunion)] , accessed January 11th 2007

External links

* [http://www.cirest.fr CIREST Site]