Saint-Leu is a balneal city of the Meeting, on the west coast. Its inhabitants is called Saint-Leusiens.
Geography
The communal territory culminates with 2.787 meters of altitude, in the vicinity immediate of the top of the Grand Bénare. It is bordering on those of the Avirons, Cilaos and Three-Basins.
History
The common car its name of that of a storekeeper, Din of Laleu. In 1811, it was the starting point of the only revolt of slaves whom the island knew, the Révolte of slaves of Saint-Leu.
Infrastructures
One finds on the communal territory three college S public:- the college of the Launch, open in 1967.
- the college Marcel Goulette.
- the college of the Point of the Castles.
One in addition finds there a college public of teaching, general, professional and technological, the college of Stella, which counted 655 pupils with the re-entry 2005.
For the remainder, the northern entry of the downtown area is famous for the congestions which it generates.
Tourist monuments and places
- the Blower
- the Lagoon, one of best preserved island.
- the museum Stella Matutina , devoted to the history of the Cane to sugar with the Meeting.
- the Conservatory botany of Mascarin.
- the center of care of tortoises Kélonia.
Famous characters
The following characters were born in Saint-Leu:- Maxime Laope (1922 - 2005), Séga tier.
Others
Saint-Leu regularly accommodates many sporting championships of international significance, for example the championships of the world of Parapente. The commune shelters a spot of famous Surf for its left of quality and was already a stage of the professional turn.Each year, during the southern Winter, the commune is in addition the host of the Leu Tempo Festival, the Sakifo and the pilgrimage of Salette. Gully-Saint-Leu accommodates also each year three or four giant concerts organized by the label Keep in touch. The capacity of the scene arranged as from the end of the Années 1990 is today of 7.000 people.
See too
External bonds
- Site of the operating burnup.
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