What is Saint-Denis, Réunion?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Saint-Denis |image = Mairie-saint-denis.JPG |caption = Saint-Denis's former city hall and the Column of Victory |image coat of arms = Blason St-Denis Réunion DOM.svg |map = Réunion-Saint-Denis.png |arrondissement = [[Arrondissement of Saint-Denis, Réunion|Saint-Denis]] |canton = |INSEE = 97411 |postal code = 97400 |mayor = Gilbert Annette |term = 2008–2014 |intercommunality = Nord de la Réunion |coordinates = {{coord|-20.8789|55.4481|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 23 |elevation min m = 0 |elevation max m = 2276 |area km2 = 142.79 |population = 142241 |population date = 2007 }} '''Saint-Denis''' is the [[administration|administrative]] [[capital (city)|capital]] (''[[préfecture]]'') of the [[France|French]] controlled [[island]] of [[Réunion]], in the [[Indian Ocean]]. The city is the largest town on the island. In 2004, it had a [[population]] of about 133,700 people. ==History== Saint-Denis was [[:wikt:found|founded]] by [[Étienne Régnault]] in [[1669]]. The city became the capital of Réunion island in [[1738]]. ==Transportation== The closest [[airport]] is [[Roland Garros Airport]] which is also the main international airport of [[Réunion]]. The [[Réunion Tram Train]] is expected to start being built in [[2008]]. It stretches from the city to the airport and to Réunion's second city [[Saint-Paul, Réunion|Saint-Paul]]. == Other websites == * {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.ville-saintdenis-reunion.fr/ Official site] {{commons|Saint-Denis, Réunion}} {{Cities in France}} {{Préfectures of départements of France}} {{Prefectures of regions of France}} {{African capitals}} {{authority control}} {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Capital cities in Africa]] [[Category:Communes in Réunion]] [[Category:Cities in overseas regions belonging to France|Denis]] [[Category:Departmental capitals in France]] [[Category:Regional cap