Canton of Saint-Benoît-2

The arrondissement of Saint-Benoît is an arrondissement of France in the Réunion department in the Réunion region. It has six communes. Its population is 126,777 (2016), and its area is 735.8 km2 (284.1 sq mi).

Saint-Benoît (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bənwa] ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Réunion, about 40 kilometres southeast of Saint-Denis, the capital.

The Rivière des Marsouins is a river on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, which is an overseas department and region of France. The river is 32.3 km (20.1 mi) long. It flows northeast from the center of the island, reaching the sea close to the town of Saint-Benoit. The Rivière des Roches follows a largely parallel course, reaching the sea three kilometres to the north.

The Communauté intercommunale Réunion Est (CIREST) is a communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure in the Réunion overseas department and region of France. It was created in December 2001. Its seat is in Saint-Benoît. Its area is 735.8 km2. Its population was 127,133 in 2017.

The canton of Saint-Benoît-1 is an administrative division of Réunion, an overseas department and region of France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Benoît.It consists of the following communes: La Plaine-des-Palmistes Saint-Benoît (partly)

The St. Anne's Church (French: Église Sainte-Anne de Saint-Benoît) is the name given to a Catholic church on the island of Réunion, French overseas department in the Indian Ocean. Located in the jurisdiction of the city of Saint-Benoît (St. Benedict) and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis de La Réunion, the church is the most notable building in the district of St. Anne (hence its classification as a historical monument). It previously served as the backdrop of François Truffaut's film "La sirène du Mississippi". This church is under special protection due to its classification as a historical monument since October 11, 1982.

Sainte-Anne is a small village on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion. It is located on the east coast between the towns of Sainte-Rose and Saint-Benoît.

The Rivière des Roches is a river on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, which is an overseas department and region of France. The 17.9 km (11.1 mi) long river flows northeast from the centre of the island, reaching the sea close to the town of Bras-Panon. The Rivière des Marsouins follows a largely parallel course, reaching the sea three kilometres to the south.

Bras-Panon (French pronunciation: [bʁa panɔ̃]) is a commune on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, which is an overseas department and region of France. Bras-Panon borders the communes of Saint-André, Saint-Benoît and Salazie; as well as the Mât river, the Rivière des Roches and the Indian Ocean. The commune is a large producer of vanilla, and holds the largest Agricultural Show on the island, every May.

The Rivière du Mât is a river on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion. It is 34.8 km (21.6 mi) long. It flows northeast from its sources on the slopes of Le Gros Morne and Piton des Neiges, reaching the sea close to Saint-André.

The Rivière de l'Est is a river on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion. It flows northeast from the southeast of the island, reaching the sea between the towns of Sainte-Anne and Sainte-Rose. It is 21.2 km (13.2 mi) long.The Rivière de l'Est flows down the slopes of the Shield volcano Piton de la Fournaise from an elevation of 720 metres (2,350 ft) above sea level.

Grand Étang (large pond in English) is the largest lake on the island of Réunion, a French territory in the western Indian Ocean. It lies in the commune of Saint-Benoît, close to La Plaine-des-Palmistes, in the eastern part of the island. Its inflow is a short creek from the waterfall Cascade Biberon of the Bras d'Annette creek. It was created by a lava flow acting as a natural dam afterwards. It does not have an outflow.