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Saint-Pierre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]; Reunionese Creole: Sin-Pyè) is the third-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. Located on the southwest 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 ...
a 5.4 km (3.4 mi) viaduct, which is located 70 m (230 ft) offshore and 20–30 m (66–98 ft) above the ocean, between Saint-Denis and La Grande Chaloupe; a 3.6 km (2.2 mi) causeway between La Grande Chaloupe and La Possession; an interchange at La Possession connecting the causeway to the existing road network.
The Réunion Film festival (festival du film de La Réunion) was created in 2005 and is chaired by Fabienne Redt. The festival presented first and second feature films by French directors. The 10th and last edition took place in 2014 in partnership mainly with the TEAT Champ Fleuri (Saint-Denis) and the city of Saint-Paul.
From 1849–1854 La route de la Montagne (Mountain road) was built; the first reliable road connection to Saint-Denis. In 1860 the lazaret of La Grande Chaloupe was constructed, which became the quarantine station of Réunion. In 1882 the railway Saint-Denis - Saint-Pierre and the harbour of Le Port were constructed.
Saint-Pierre was an outpost used to transport alcohol from Canada to the United States during Prohibition. [4] Until 1945, there existed a third commune in Saint Pierre and Miquelon: L'Île-aux-Marins. The commune of L'Île-aux-Marins was annexed by the commune of Saint-Pierre in 1945.
The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, containing 11 communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1964. [4] It lost four communes to the new arrondissement of Saint-Paul in 1969. [5] In September 2006 it absorbed the two communes of Les Avirons and L'Étang-Salé from the arrondissement of Saint-Paul. [6]
This is a list of airports in Réunion, sorted by location. Réunion ( French : La Réunion ) is an island and overseas department ( département d'outre-mer , or DOM ) of France , located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar , about 200 km southwest of Mauritius , the nearest island.
Pierrefonds Airport (French: Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds) (IATA: ZSE, ICAO: FMEP) is an airport located 5.5 kilometres (3 NM) west-northwest [1] of Saint-Pierre in Réunion. It is the smaller of the two airports located on the island, Roland Garros Airport being the other. The distance between the two airports is 49 km (30 mi) by ...