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The Districts: Le Port

The large Plaine des Galets was more appropriate for the building of a harbour than the town of Saint-Denis, which is nestled in the mountain . The first tanks were opened as soon as 1886. Full of dockers, shipyard workers and sailors, Le Port is the birthplace of trade unionism in La Réunion. The current President of the Regional Council, Paul Vergès, was the mayor of this town for many years. Today, Le Port is not only a major port with the never-ending unloading of containers from huge cargo ships and endless rows of warehouses but also a pleasant town to live in, with long avenues bordered with royal palm trees and a pedestrianised shopping area. Its architecture is sometimes innovative and daring. Culture and multimedia play a large part in the town’s life : the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and its new premises, very lively associations dedicated to animation, art and culture (“Village Titan”), the Ecole de l'image et du multimedia (ILOI) which is becoming more and more famous, a library, a multimedia library and a cyber centre.

Le Port Mayor : Jean-Yves LANGENIER
Town Hall tel : 0262 42 87 00
Town Hall address : 8, rue Renaudière Devaux 97420 Le Port
Postal code : 97420
web site : http://www.ville-port.re

Surface Area : 1692 Ha
Population 38412 Hab