- Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion
Communefra
nomcommune=Sainte-Suzanne
région=Réunion
département=Réunion | arrondissement= Saint-Denis
canton=
insee= 97420
cp= 97441
maire= Maurice Gironcel
mandat=2001 -2007
intercomm= CINOR
longitude= 55.61
latitude= -20.90
alt moy=
alt mini= 0 m
alt maxi= 1 451 m
hectares= 5 884
km²= 58,84
sans= 18 137
date-sans=1999
dens= 314Sainte-Suzanne is a commune on the north coast of the French island and department of
Réunion . It is bordered by the communes of Saint-André, Sainte-Marie andSalazie . The course of the Saint-Jean River denoted the border between Saint-André and Saint-Suzanne. The town, along with Saint-Denis, was founded in1667 byÉtienne Regnault , the first governor of the island.Famous residents
The following people were natives of Sainte-Suzanne:
*Edmond Albius (1829 –1880 ), aslave who discovered the artificial impregnation of vanilla.
*Élie Hoarau (born1938 ), politician.
*René-Paul Victoria (born1954 ), politician.External links
* [http://www.cinor.org CINOR Site]
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