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Reunion Island
The Districts: Sainte-Marie
The city of Sainte-Marie has many assets. First of all its location : it lies a mere 8 km from Saint-Denis, the island’s capital and not far from Roland Garros airport. Moreover, it has a small marina and a lovely waterfront.

Streets bordered with coconut trees, a few old colonial houses and buildings can be seen here. Sainte-Marie is a pleasant and convenient town, without any particular charm.
Its main tourist attractions are in the “hauts” area: lovely green small ravines and “bassins” where you can have a swim. Sainte-Marie is a place steeped in history. Old houses and buildings are a testimony of a past which was quite active.
The city is surrounded with sugar cane fields. Until recently, it used to be a major centre for the sugar industry. Today, following the creation of several urbanised aeas, a new type of population has settled here. Every night, many people flee from the traffic jams and the hustle and bustle of Saint-Denis and take refuge in the coolness and quietness of small villages up above Sainte-Marie.

Sainte-Marie Mayor : Jean-Louis LAGOURGUE
Town Hall tel : 02.62.53.41.15
Town Hall address : 3, rue de la République 97438 Sainte Marie
Postal code : 97438
web site : http://www.ville-saintemarie.re

Surface Area : 10350 hectares
Population: 26582 inhabitants

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Useful information


Tourist Office of Sainte-Marie (branch of the Northern Intermunicipal Tourist Office)
Monday to Saturday: 9am - 12pm and 1pm - 5pm
Tel. : 02.62.53.84.25
Yellow Pages: click here
Download the town map

Leisure activities

Microlighting
Horse-riding