Le Tampon

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.

Le Tampon
Commune
The church of Le Tampon
Location of Le Tampon
Coordinates: 21°16′41″S 55°30′55″E
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Réunion
Arrondissement	Saint Pierre
Canton	2 cantons
Intercommunality	CA du Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Thien Ah Koon[1]
Area 1	165.43 km2 (63.87 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	81,964
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code	97422 /97430
Elevation	287–2,418 m (942–7,933 ft) (avg. 546 m or 1,791 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The Hôtel de Ville

In the early twentieth century, the town was the base for the murderer and sorcerer Sitarane.^[3]

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1965.^[4]

Geography

Climate

Le Tampon has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). 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[5]

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[6]
Source 2: Meteociel.fr (sunshine 1981-2010)[7]

Population

Historical 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%
Source: SPLAF[8] and INSEE (1967-2017)[9]

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.^[10]

Name	Population (2019)[11]	Cantonal Code
Canton of Le Tampon-1	40,342	97424
Canton of Le Tampon-2	39,482	97425

See also

• Communes of the Réunion department