Le Tampon
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Le Tampon (French pronunciation: [lətɑ̃pɔ̃] ⓘ) is the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. It is located on the south-central part of the island of Reunion, adjacent to Saint Pierre.
History
In the early twentieth century, the town was the base for the murderer and sorcerer Sitarane.
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1965.
Geography
Climate
Le Tampon has an humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cwa) at lower elevations and an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) in Plains des Cafres. The average annual temperature in Le Tampon is 13.8 °C (56.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,020.2 mm (79.54 in) with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 17.3 °C (63.1 °F), and lowest in July, at around 10.3 °C (50.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Tampon was 29.6 °C (85.3 °F) on 26 October 2011; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −1.7 °C (28.9 °F) on 18 August 1988.[citation needed]
| Climate data for Le Tampon (altitude 860m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1969–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.4 (86.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.9 (80.4) | 28.3 (82.9) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.5 (88.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 23.7 (74.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 23.1 (73.6) | 24.4 (75.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 24.0 (75.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 20.6 (69.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 16.9 (62.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 17.8 (64.0) | 19.2 (66.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 19.1 (66.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 15.9 (60.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 11.1 (52.0) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.4 (52.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 15.9 (60.6) | 14.2 (57.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) | 12.5 (54.5) | 11.0 (51.8) | 9.1 (48.4) | 7.9 (46.2) | 6.3 (43.3) | 5.0 (41.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 5.2 (41.4) | 5.9 (42.6) | 6.1 (43.0) | 10.5 (50.9) | 5.0 (41.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 313.3 (12.33) | 321.8 (12.67) | 195.8 (7.71) | 111.9 (4.41) | 72.0 (2.83) | 61.3 (2.41) | 55.4 (2.18) | 31.1 (1.22) | 35.0 (1.38) | 34.0 (1.34) | 49.8 (1.96) | 143.0 (5.63) | 1,424.4 (56.08) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.3 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 96.2 |
| Source: Météo-France |
| Climate data for Le Tampon (Plaine des Cafres, altitude 1560m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1965–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.8 (78.4) | 24.3 (75.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 23.5 (74.3) | 24.8 (76.6) | 29.6 (85.3) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.7 (80.1) | 29.6 (85.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 18.7 (65.7) | 16.6 (61.9) | 15.7 (60.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 17.1 (62.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 21.4 (70.5) | 19.2 (66.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.1 (62.8) | 15.9 (60.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 10.7 (51.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 11.6 (52.9) | 13.1 (55.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 16.3 (61.3) | 14.2 (57.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) | 13.3 (55.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 11.1 (52.0) | 8.7 (47.7) | 6.5 (43.7) | 5.7 (42.3) | 5.5 (41.9) | 6.1 (43.0) | 7.5 (45.5) | 8.8 (47.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 9.2 (48.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) | 5.0 (41.0) | 4.2 (39.6) | 2.2 (36.0) | 0.8 (33.4) | −0.9 (30.4) | −1.4 (29.5) | −1.7 (28.9) | −1.6 (29.1) | −0.3 (31.5) | −0.4 (31.3) | 2.0 (35.6) | −1.7 (28.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 426.1 (16.78) | 427.8 (16.84) | 303.0 (11.93) | 124.0 (4.88) | 80.6 (3.17) | 62.1 (2.44) | 62.4 (2.46) | 50.1 (1.97) | 43.2 (1.70) | 42.5 (1.67) | 62.9 (2.48) | 162.7 (6.41) | 1,847.4 (72.73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.1 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 10.8 | 125.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 166.4 | 138.6 | 165.1 | 165.2 | 182.4 | 176.9 | 182.2 | 193.5 | 188.4 | 184.0 | 182.4 | 164.6 | 2,089.7 |
| Source 1: Météo France | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteociel.fr (sunshine 1981-2010) |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,335 | — |
| 1967 | 31,378 | +4.33% |
| 1974 | 36,107 | +2.03% |
| 1982 | 40,545 | +1.46% |
| 1990 | 47,593 | +2.02% |
| 1999 | 60,323 | +2.67% |
| 2007 | 70,539 | +1.97% |
| 2012 | 75,631 | +1.40% |
| 2017 | 78,629 | +0.78% |
| 2023 | 82,579 | +0.82% |
| Source: SPLAF and INSEE (1967-2023) |
Cantons
The commune of Le Tampon has been divided into two cantons since the canton reorganisation of March 2015. Their seat is in Le Tampon.
| Name | Population (2019) | Cantonal Code |
|---|---|---|
| Canton of Le Tampon-1 | 40,342 | 97424 |
| Canton of Le Tampon-2 | 39,482 | 97425 |
See also
External links
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