🇫🇷 Saint Pierre is the third-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. Located on the south-west side of the island, it is the capital of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. It developed from a port built from 1854 to 1882, which was used for the trade between Asia and Europe. Today, it features 400 sites for fishing and pleasure boats, while most of the commercial traffic moved north to Le Port.
1Geography The town of Saint-Pierre is at the beginning of the only major road N3 across the island. From here, the road leads to Le Tampon, La Plaine des Cafres and Bourg Murat. From that area, there is a relatively easy access to the Piton de la Fournaise and a starting point of many excursions.
1Transport Pierrefonds Airport is located 5.5 km outside of the commune. Opened in 1999, this is a small airport for commercial traffic. It has an IATA code of ZSE.
1Saint-Pierre has a population of over 84,961 people. Saint-Pierre also forms the centre of the wider Saint-Pierre Arrondissement which has a population of over 307,770 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Saint-Pierre has links with:
🇲🇺 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius🇧🇷 Jaboticabal -21.25
🇧🇷 Monte Alto -21.25
🇧🇷 Ribeirão Prêto -21.178
🇧🇼 Francistown -21.167
🇦🇪 Al Ain City 55.686
🇫🇷 Saint-Benoît 55.713
🇷🇺 Sterlitamak 55.937
🇦🇪 Ras al-Khaimah 55.95
🇦🇪 Ras Al Khaimah 55.95
🇫🇷 Saint-Denis 55.457
🇦🇪 Sharjah city 55.383
🇫🇷 Saint-Paul 55.279
🇫🇷 Saint-Paul 55.27
🇮🇷 Gonbad-e Kāvūs 55.15
Locations Near: Saint-Pierre 55.4778,-21.3419
🇫🇷 Le Tampon 55.515,-21.278 d: 8.1
🇫🇷 Réunion 55.532,-21.133 d: 23.9
🇫🇷 Saint-Benoît 55.713,-21.034 d: 42
🇫🇷 Saint-Paul 55.27,-21.01 d: 42.8
🇫🇷 Saint-Paul 55.279,-21 d: 43.3
🇫🇷 Saint-Denis 55.457,-20.867 d: 52.8
🇲🇺 Vacoas-Phoenix 57.493,-20.3 d: 239.3
🇲🇺 Quatre Bornes 57.479,-20.266 d: 240
🇲🇺 Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill 57.467,-20.233 d: 240.7
🇲🇺 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill 57.471,-20.235 d: 241
Antipodal to: Saint-Pierre -124.522,21.342
🇲🇽 San Quintín -115.933,30.55 d: 18679.8
🇲🇽 Ensenada -116.6,31.85 d: 18607.1
🇲🇽 Rosarito -117.05,32.333 d: 18586.7
🇲🇽 Rosarito Beach -117.05,32.333 d: 18586.7
🇲🇽 Ciudad Constitución -111.68,25.048 d: 18640.1
🇲🇽 Tijuana -117.018,32.533 d: 18566.4
🇺🇸 Chula Vista -117.084,32.64 d: 18559.7
🇺🇸 San Diego -117.15,32.7 d: 18557.3