Le Tampon

Le Tampon
Commune
The church of Le Tampon
The church of Le Tampon
Location of Le Tampon
Location of Le Tampon
Coordinates: 21°16′41″S 55°30′55″E / 21.2781°S 55.5153°E / -21.2781; 55.5153
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentRéunion
ArrondissementSaint Pierre
Canton2 cantons
IntercommunalityCA du Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) André Thien Ah Koon
Area
1
165.43 km2 (63.87 sq mi)
Elevation
546 m (1,791 ft)
Highest elevation
2,418 m (7,933 ft)
Lowest elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Population
 (2023)
82,579
 • Density499.18/km2 (1,292.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code
97422 /97430
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Tampon (French pronunciation: [lə tɑ̃pɔ̃] ⓘ) 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

The Hôtel de Ville

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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.

NamePopulation (2019)Cantonal Code
Canton of Le Tampon-140,34297424
Canton of Le Tampon-239,48297425

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Iledelareunion.net: Sitarane Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  4. ↑ Défuntes et nouvelles maisons de la ligne des 600 au Tampon. Défense du patrimoine architectural de la Réunion.
  5. ↑ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Climate of Plaine des Cafres 1991-2020" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Normales / Moyennes 1981-2010 / Plaine des Cafres (974)" (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ SPLAF (la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France). "Agglomérations et villes de la Réunion" [Towns and cities of Reunion Island]. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  10. ↑ "Décret n° 2014-236 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de La Réunion | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  11. ↑ Populations légales 2019: 974 Département de la Réunion, INSEE