Petite-Île (, literally Little Isle) is a commune on the French island and department of Réunion. The commune is bordered by the communes of Saint-Joseph to the east and Saint-Pierre to the west. The commune gets its name from the uninhabited islet off of its coast, the only such islet near Réunion that has vegetation. The commune was established in 1935.
Geography Climate Petite-Île has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Petite-Île is . The average annual rainfall is with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around , and lowest in July, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Petite-Île was on 21 January 2009; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 2 August 2001.
Population
Economy The main economy in the commune is agriculture-based, with cane sugar plantations, along with fruit and vegetable farming.
See also Communes of the Réunion department
References
External links Official website Site of the CIVIS