Bérive

Bérive is a Lieu-dit inhabited south-west of the island of the Meeting divided between Saint-Pierre and the Plug, two common close among most populated to this Overseas department French located in the Indian Ocean.

Physical geography

Situation

Bérive is installed on a ground which was formerly a private field pertaining to a company of the family Isautier, celebrates producing Rhum of the area. This field was spread out over a total of 800 Hectare S, including 300 located on the commune of Saint-Pierre.

If the ground in question is not very sloping, Bérive is divided nevertheless into three different built units though continuous, Bérive the Tops being highest with a Altitude of approximately 700 meters and Bérive Bottoms nearest to the sea between 450 and 550 meters. A small piton called Piton Nathalie culminates with 669 meters in its center.

Bérive is separated from the district close to Green Mont the Tops by a Ravine called Ravine to the Kaffirs and which runs until the Mer of the North-East towards south-west. In fact, the locality is spread out along Right Bank of this river without widening too much in the other direction, which leaves space for the culture of the Canne to sugar in the North-West.

Climate

At least two thermometric stations are installed in Bérive. According to Bérive 2, located at 570 meters of altitude, the temperature of the place is typically located between 16 and 24 degrees Celsius.

Toponymy

Like the Bénare of Large Bénare or the Bélouve of Forest of Bélouve , the toponym was made up starting from the term Malgache Be , which means Lieu. In fact, Bérive would mean place where there is many Vent .

Human geography

Road service road

Bérive is served by the Route Hubert-Delisle, which crosses it in its center at an altitude slightly lower than 600 meters. It provides to the inhabitants an rapid access with the Center-ville of the Tampon, which is in fact the next space built in direction of the North-West. In the other direction, once the gully crossed via a To erase, it leads to Green Mont the Tops then Piton Guava.

This first road is cut by another, which cuts it perpendicularly. This one assembles coast starting from Red Ground and parallel to the Gully. It is according to this axis which assembles in the High until more than 950 meters of altitude that the dwellings of Bérive developed.

Population

The part tamponnaise of Bérive counted: 1376 inhabitants in 1990. The borough tends to be spread out, and the unit formed with Montvert the Tops and Piton Guava counted: 3800 inhabitants in 2001. The population of Bérive is covered by two polling stations.

Remarkable structures

One finds in the center of Bérive a Mairie appendix of the Tampon, a school called Alfred-Isautier as well as a church, a Temple and a Football field used by several clubs, of which the GS Bérive. One also notes there the presence of infrastructures devoted to the avicolous breeding as well as producers of Ananas. Drains built by certain Volcy Bénard allow the irrigation of the fields of sugar canes.

In 1998, according to the National institute of the statistics and the economic studies, the tamponnaise part of Bérive counted a Garage, a Boulangerie or pastry making, two Café S or bars, three or four shops tobacconist's and about as much of grocer S. On the other hand, the locality did not count any Maçon, electrician, Butcher-porkbutcher, dentist, male nurse, general doctor or male nurse. There were not either a Post office, Librairie or Papeterie, Droguerie or Quincaillerie, not more than of Hairdressing salon or Restaurant.

Bérive counts on the other hand a Riding school as well as a club of Surf.

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