Les Avirons (meaning "the oars" in French), is a commune in the Réunion overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean. It borders the communes of Saint-Leu, Cilaos, Saint-Louis and L'Étang-Salé, an 150 metres of coastline.
Les Avirons | |
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Location of Les Avirons  | |
| Coordinates: 21°14′31″S 55°20′00″E / 21.2419°S 55.3333°E | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Réunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Pierre |
| Canton | L'Étang-Salé |
| Intercommunality | Villes solidaires |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Michel Dennemont |
Area 1 | 26.27 km2 (10.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 11,181 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97401 /97425 |
| Elevation | 0–2,565 m (0–8,415 ft) (avg. 268 m or 879 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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