L'Étang-Salé

L'Étang-Salé (French for The Salty Pond) is a commune in the department and region of Réunion. It is bordered by the communes of Les Avirons and Saint-Louis. Within the commune is the Étang-Salé forest. There is also a beach with black sand in the commune that is a popular surfing spot.

Climate
L'Étang-Salé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) closely bordering on a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). The average annual temperature in L'Étang-Salé is 23.6 C. The average annual rainfall is 619.5 mm with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.1 C, and lowest in July, at around 20.1 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in L'Étang-Salé was 36.4 C on 13 March 2004; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 8.0 C on 15 August 1992.

Economy and tourism

 * there is an industrial zone in L'Étang-Salé
 * a popular surfing beach in L'Étang-Salé-les-Bains
 * several hotels
 * an 18-hole golf course
 * Croc' Park - a crocodile park

Images
 File:Étang-salé-les-bains-plage.jpg|The beach of L'Étang-Salé File:Brisants Etang-sale.jpg|Surfer at L'Étang-Salé File:Pithecellobium dulce tree.JPG|Forest of L'Étang-Salé File:Etang-sale-gouffre-022.jpg|The Gouffre - a lava formation at the coast 