Le Port, Réunion

Le Port
Le Port
Commune
	Harbour in Le Port
	Location of Le Port
	Coordinates: 20°56′22″S 55°17′14″E / 20.9394°S 55.2872°E
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Réunion
Arrondissement	Saint-Paul
Canton	Le Port
Intercommunality	Territoire de la Côte Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Hoarau
Area 1	16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi)
Population (2022)	33,670
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code	97407 /97420
Elevation	0–110 m (0–361 ft) ; (avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Port (French pronunciation: [lə pɔʁ]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located at the extreme northwest corner of the island of Réunion. It has a population of 34,218 (2017). It is the main harbor city of the island.^[3]

Climate

Le Port features a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Due to located leeward side of the island, Le Port does not receive as much precipitation as Saint-Denis and the eastern part of the island. There is a wetter season from December to April and a drier season for the rest of the year. The warmest month is February, with a mean of 28.4 °C (83.1 °F) and an average high of 31.9 °C (89.4 °F). February is also the wettest month, receiving 118.3 millimetres (4.66 in) of rain on average. The coolest months are July and August, which have a mean of 22.9 °C (73.2 °F). July is also the driest month, receiving only 5.0 millimetres (0.20 in) of rainfall on average. On 6 March 2004, Le Port recorded a temperature of 36.9 °C (98.4 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Réunion.^[4] Le Port receives 2670.6 hours of sunshine annually, which is evenly distributed throughout the year. February is the least sunny and July is sunniest, although all months receive between 205 and 232 hours of sunshine on average.

Climate data for Le Port, Réunion (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1974−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	35.5 (95.9)	36.9 (98.4)	36.9 (98.4)	36.0 (96.8)	33.8 (92.8)	32.2 (90.0)	30.7 (87.3)	30.7 (87.3)	31.4 (88.5)	32.6 (90.7)	33.5 (92.3)	35.0 (95.0)	36.9 (98.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.5 (88.7)	31.9 (89.4)	31.5 (88.7)	30.9 (87.6)	29.3 (84.7)	27.7 (81.9)	26.7 (80.1)	26.6 (79.9)	27.0 (80.6)	28.0 (82.4)	29.2 (84.6)	30.7 (87.3)	29.3 (84.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	28.1 (82.6)	28.4 (83.1)	27.9 (82.2)	27.2 (81.0)	25.5 (77.9)	23.9 (75.0)	22.9 (73.2)	22.9 (73.2)	23.3 (73.9)	24.4 (75.9)	25.6 (78.1)	27.2 (81.0)	25.6 (78.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	24.7 (76.5)	24.9 (76.8)	24.3 (75.7)	23.4 (74.1)	21.8 (71.2)	20.0 (68.0)	19.1 (66.4)	19.1 (66.4)	19.6 (67.3)	20.8 (69.4)	22.1 (71.8)	23.7 (74.7)	22.0 (71.6)
Record low °C (°F)	21.8 (71.2)	21.0 (69.8)	20.5 (68.9)	19.9 (67.8)	16.8 (62.2)	16.6 (61.9)	14.9 (58.8)	15.5 (59.9)	15.6 (60.1)	15.6 (60.1)	18.5 (65.3)	20.4 (68.7)	14.9 (58.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	118.3 (4.66)	118.3 (4.66)	104.7 (4.12)	39.9 (1.57)	18.5 (0.73)	16.5 (0.65)	5.0 (0.20)	8.5 (0.33)	7.7 (0.30)	9.8 (0.39)	20.4 (0.80)	71.7 (2.82)	539.3 (21.23)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)	8.0	7.0	5.9	3.3	2.8	1.4	1.1	1.4	1.1	1.3	2.1	4.6	40.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours	225.4	205.5	219.9	221.1	229.7	226.8	231.9	227.0	209.3	222.2	220.8	231.1	2,670.6
Source 1: Meteo France^[5]
Source 2: Meteociel.fr (sunshine 1981-2010)^[6]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1961	14,906	—
1967	19,768	+4.82%
1974	25,068	+3.45%
1982	30,131	+2.33%
1990	34,692	+1.78%
1999	38,412	+1.14%
2007	38,313	−0.03%
2012	36,952	−0.72%
2017	34,128	−1.58%
Source: SPLAF^[7] and INSEE (1967-2017)^[8]

International relations

Le Port is twinned with:^[9]

Politics and media

This is the town where the Communist Party of Réunion usually gets most of their votes.^[3] Also, the newspaper of the party, Temoignages, has headquarters in Le Port.^[3]

The French Navy's technical/data radio station FUX, using Stanag 4285, operates out of Le Port on various frequencies (see lists of radio stations by frequency).

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wergin World Music philbu.net
^ "Climat de la Réunion" (in French). Météo-France. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ "Statistiques 1991−2020 et records LE PORT (974)" (PDF) (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Normales / Moyennes 1981-2010 / Le Port (974)" (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ SPLAF (Site sur la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France). "Agglomérations et villes de la Réunion". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Le Port est jumelé à quatre villes portuaires Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
^ Les Villes de Durban (eThekwini en zulu) et du Port sont jumelées depuis le 4 novembre 2005 Archived 2014-10-23 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
^ "Sister Cities Home Page". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. eThekwini Online: The Official Site of the City of Durban

External links

Official website (in French)
Port Louis, Port Réunion, Port Toamasina. Thesis by Claude Lagier, PhD. (IOCL), 2009.

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popref2022-2] "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

[worldmusic-3] Wergin World Music philbu.net

[reunionrecords-4] "Climat de la Réunion" (in French). Météo-France. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

[MFclimat1-5] "Statistiques 1991−2020 et records LE PORT (974)" (PDF) (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[6] "Normales / Moyennes 1981-2010 / Le Port (974)" (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

[splaf-7] SPLAF (Site sur la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France). "Agglomérations et villes de la Réunion". Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[pophist-8] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[Ville-Porte-9] Le Port est jumelé à quatre villes portuaires Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

[10] Les Villes de Durban (eThekwini en zulu) et du Port sont jumelées depuis le 4 novembre 2005 Archived 2014-10-23 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

[Durban-11] "Sister Cities Home Page". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. eThekwini Online: The Official Site of the City of Durban

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