Salazie

Salazie is a volcanic caldera and commune (administrative division) in the department and region of Réunion.

Salazie
Commune
Salazie town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Salazie
Coordinates: 21°01′40″S 55°32′21″E
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentRéunion
ArrondissementSaint-Benoît
CantonSaint-André-3
IntercommunalityRéunion Est
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Fouassin[1]
Area
1
103.82 km2 (40.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
7,312
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code
97421 /97433
Elevation230–3,071 m (755–10,075 ft)
(avg. 446 m or 1,463 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Waterfall of the Trou de fer

The first settlement of the area took place in 1829 after a cyclone had devastated the nearby coast, and the municipality of Salazie was formed in 1889. The name of the commune is potentially derived from the Malagasy word salazy, meaning 'good encampment'.[3]

Geography

Salazie lies in the middle of island, north-east of Piton des Neiges (the highest point on the island), in the Cirque de Salazie (actually a volcanic caldera). The commune is totally landlocked, and borders the communes of Bras-Panon, Cilaos, La Possession, Saint-André, Saint-Benoît, Saint-Denis, Sainte-Marie and Sainte-Suzanne.

Personalities
  • Anchaing and Héva: reality or legend of a couple of runaway slaves

See also
  • Mare-à-Citrons
  • Church of Salazie

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Presentation of Salazie (from Flags of the World (website), with references)


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