Le Tampon is the fourth largest commune on Reunion Island, a French overseas department and region, occupying the south central part of the island next to Saint Pierre. Its population grew from 24,335 in 1961 to 82,579 in 2023, spread across 165.43 square kilometers ranging from 287 to 2,418 meters in elevation with both humid subtropical and oceanic climate zones. In the early 20th century the commune was a base for Sitarane, a figure notorious for murder and sorcery, and its city hall was completed in 1965.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Latitude21.278056 degrees south 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Le Tampon (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 84,577 (2026)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -21.278056, longitude 55.515278
P2046 (area)
area 165.43 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 84577 (2026)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Le Tampon - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 935582
-21.2766 55.51766 P PPL RE RE 974 9742 97422 81943 585 Indian/Reunion
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 585 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -21.25, 55.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -21.25, 55.75
-21.25 55.75 As
Le Tampon (Wikipedia)
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