Les Avirons
Encyclopedia
Les Avirons is a commune
in the Réunion
overseas department of France
in the Indian Ocean
. It borders the commnues of Saint-Leu
, Cilaos
, Saint-Louis
and L'Étang-Salé
, an 150 metres of coastline.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Réunion
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
overseas department of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. It borders the commnues of Saint-Leu
Saint-Leu
Saint-Leu is the name or part of the name of five communes of France:*Saint-Leu in the Réunion département*Saint-Leu-d'Esserent in the Oise département*Saint-Leu-la-Forêt in the Val-d'Oise département...
, Cilaos
Cilaos
Cilaos is a town and commune on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is located centrally on the island, in a caldera of altitude 1214 m...
, Saint-Louis
Saint-Louis, Réunion
Saint-Louis is the fifth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the southwest part of the island of Réunion, adjacent to Saint-Pierre.-External links:*...
and L'Étang-Salé
L'Étang-Salé
L'Étang-Salé is a commune in the department and region of Réunion. It is bordered by the communes of Les Avirons and Saint-Louis. Within the commune is the Etang-Salé forest. There is also a beach with black sand in the commune....
, an 150 metres of coastline.