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= 314

Sainte-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 and Salazie. The course of the Saint-Jean River denoted the border between Saint-André and Saint-Suzanne. The town, along with Saint-Denis, was founded in 1667 by Étienne Regnault , the first governor of the island.

Famous residents

The following people were natives of Sainte-Suzanne:
*Edmond Albius (1829–1880), a slave who discovered the artificial impregnation of vanilla.
*Élie Hoarau (born 1938), politician.
*René-Paul Victoria (born 1954), politician.

External links

* [http://www.cinor.org CINOR Site]