Sainte-Suzanne () is a commune on the north coast of the French island and department of Réunion, an island located approximately 950 km (590 mi) east of the island of Madagascar.
Geography Sainte-Suzanne is bordered by the communes of Saint-André, Sainte-Marie and Salazie. The course of the Saint-Jean River denoted the border between Saint-André and Saint-Suzanne. Quartier-Français is a village in this commune.
Climate
Sainte-Suzanne has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) closely bordering on a tropical rainforest climate (Af). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Suzanne is . The average annual rainfall is with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around , and lowest in August, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Suzanne was on 7 March 2018; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 2 July 2005.
History The town, along with Saint-Denis, was founded in 1667 by Étienne Regnault, the first governor of the island. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in around 1847.
Population
Personalities The following people were natives of Sainte-Suzanne: Edmond Albius (1829–1880), a slave who discovered the artificial pollination of vanilla. Élie Hoarau (born 1938), politician. René-Paul Victoria (born 1954), politician.
See also Niagara Falls (Réunion) Communes of the Réunion department
References
External links CINOR Site