The arrondissement of Saint-Benoît is an arrondissement of France in the Réunion department in the Réunion region. It has six communes. Its population is 127,924 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, and their INSEE codes, are:
Bras-Panon (97402) La Plaine-des-Palmistes (97406) Saint-André (97409) Saint-Benoît (97410) Sainte-Rose (97419) Salazie (97421)
History
The arrondissement of Saint-Benoît, containing six communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1968.Décret n° 68-862 du 2 octobre 1968
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Benoît were, as of January 2015:
Bras-Panon La Plaine-des-Palmistes Saint-André-1 Saint-André-2 Saint-André-3 Saint-Benoît-1 Saint-Benoît-2 Sainte-Rose Salazie
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