La Plaine-des-Palmistes
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Commune of La Plaine-des-Palmistes |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Réunion |
| Department | Réunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Benoît |
| Intercommunality | CIREST |
| Mayor | Marco Boyer (2001-2007) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 745 m–1 851 m |
| Land area¹ | 83,19 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
3 433 |
| - Density | 41/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 97406/ 97431 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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La Plaine-des-Palmistes is a commune in the French overseas département of Réunion.
It lies in the eastern part of the island, on the RN3 road, south west of Saint-Benoît. It is known for its nearby forest and for the Biberon Falls.
In the 1999 census, La Plaine-des-Palmistes had a population of 3,433.
The communal territory is entirely located in the tops of the island. It borders Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Rose and Le Tampon.
