Saint-Leu (Réunion) - Saint-Leu (Réunion)

Hotel de Ville (town hall)
Saint-Leu
French overseas departmentReunion
Residents
34.196 (2018)
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Saint-Leu

The city Saint-Leu is located on the climatically favorable west coast of Réunion and is important as a seaside resort due to its pebble beach.

background

Agriculture is economically important in the place with a focus on the production of coffee, sugar cane and geranium. Coastal and deep-sea fishing is also important. The breeding of sea turtles in Pointe-des-Châteaux is now only for scientific and tourist purposes. In the past, the production of lime from corals (the last lime kiln on the island was in operation in Saint-Leu) and the extraction of sea salt (the last plant was closed in 1970) were also important.

getting there

Distances (road km)
Saint-Gilles-les-Bains18 km
Saint-Louis23 km
Saint-Pierre33 km
Saint-Denis36 km
Saint-Joseph41 km
Saint-Benoît79 km

By plane

The International Airport for Reunion is Roland Garros at the capital Saint-Denis in the north of the island. This airport has daily connections to Paris and other places in France via Air France and Air Austral (the airline Réunions).

There are no direct flights from Germany, Austria or Switzerland, the approach is with a change in the region, e.g. on Mauritius possible.

A another airport the island is Pierrefonds airport at Saint-Pierre in the south of the island, from here there are regional connections to Mauritius and Madagascar.

Farther from the airports by bus or rental car, there are no rail routes on Réunion.

Coastal motorway "Route des Tamarins" over the "Ravine des Colimaçons"

By bus

Saint Leu is due to the Bus routesA. & A1 (Express line on the RN1 along the west coast) and B.: Saint-Denis - Saint-Paul - Saint-Gilles-les-Bains - Saint-Leu - Saint-Louis - Saint-Pierre, Total travel time for the route approx. One and a half hours at € 4.20 (maximum tariff). The bus routes operates CAR JAUNE, Identification color yellow.

There is a connection to the lines from the bus station in Saint-Denis F. and G to the east of the island, line H (island crossing in the east of the island to Saint-Benoit) and line I to Saint-Philippe in the south of the island start from the bus station in Saint-Pierre.

The buses run in the morning on weekdays from around 4.30 a.m. (on Sundays and public holidays much later) until around 6 p.m. in the evening, roughly every hour.

In the street

Saint-Leu is located on the RN 1 along the west coast, and the "Route des Tamarins" motorway from Saint-Paul to L'Étang-Salé, which opened in June 2009, runs right past the village with a junction.

By boat

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Tourist Attractions

L'Église Sainte-Ruffine
L'Église Sainte-Ruffine, inside
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette
  • L'Église Sainte-Ruffine. Built in several phases from 1790 to 1885 in basalt stones.
  • L'Eglise du Sacré-Coeur (Sacred Heart Church). Another of the few stone churches on the island, with wooden ribbed vaults. Consecrated in January 1865 and renovated in 1994. In the town center.
  • La Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette (Our Lady of La Salette). Pilgrimage church on a hill above the town center. Built in 1859 on the occasion of a plague and cholera epidemic brought in by seafarers. The annual pilgrimage on September 19th with thousands of pilgrims is one of the largest on the island.
  • Kélonia, The Observatory of Marine Turtles (Turtle farm, turtle rearing only for scientific purposes), 46 rue du Général de Gaulle, 97436 Saint-Leu. Tel.: 262 (0)262 34 81 10, Fax: 262 (0)262 34 76 87. When purchasing souvenirs made from turtle products in the shop, keep receipts as proof of legal purchase under the species protection agreement at customs (see also Web links).Open: daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.Price: Adults € 7.
  • Colimaçons (Botanical Garden), Rue du Père Georges, Colimaçons, 97436 Saint-Leu. Tel.: 262 (0)262 24 92 27. Developed around a historic, restored building in Creole style from 1857. The collection shows the flora of the island with a focus on cultivated plants (sugar cane, coffee, tobacco, spices, geraniums, orchids, bamboo) on an area of ​​approx. Seven hectares. Numerous special exhibitions.Open: every day except Mondays.Price: Adults 7.-.
  • Musée du Sel ((Salt museum), Permanent exhibitions, changing exhibitions), 25 Pointe au sel les bas, 97436 Saint-Leu. Tel.: 262 (0)262 34 67 00.
  • L'Hôtel de Ville (City Hall). In a historic building from the 18th century.
The black pebble beach

activities

  • La Plage de Saint Leu Pebble beach with a lagoon. The beach is the most important surfing spot on the island, the "left wave" of Saint-Leu is part of the surfing world championship.

See also the overview article on the Bathing in Reunion, also with regard to the dangers of shark attacks.

Diving

  • Abyss plongee (Diving school, also in German), 17 Boulevard Bonnier 97436 Saint-Leu. Tel.: 262 (0)262 34 79 79.

shop

"Ravine Grand Étan"

The main street is also the main shopping street with a few shops for everyday items (including groceries).

kitchen

  • L'apolonia paladin (Hotel and restaurant, Creole, Chinese and French cuisine), Boulevard Bonnier, 97436 Saint-Leu. Tel.: 262 (0)262 34 62 62, Fax: 262 (0)262 34 61 61.

nightlife

accommodation

health

Pharmacies there are several in Saint Leu:

  • Pharmacie Laleu, 163 Rue Gén Lambert, 97436 Saint-Leu. Tel.: 262 (0)262 34 83 94.
Brief information
Phone code 262 and the last 9 place digits
Post Code97436
Time zoneUTC 4
Emergency police17
Emergency cell phone112
Ambulance(0)262 20 20 33
Cyclone warning(0) 897 65 01 01
Emergency fire service18

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