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Le Port
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometers, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. It is a member of the European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation.
Le Port is one of most popular destinations in France, and is well known for the quantity of cultural related attractions and monuments. It is basically a commune in the French overseas department of Reunion and is geographically situated at the extreme northwest corner of the island. Reunion is an overseas department of France, located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, about 200 kilometers southwest of Mauritius, the nearest island. Like the other departments, Reunion is also one of the 26 regions of France with the same status as those situated on the European mainland.
According to the 1999 census, Le Port had a population of 38,412 inhabitants. However, presently this number has tremendously increased as the city experiences a sharp social and economic growth derivative of the strategic position of the locality and the high level of well-being and quality of life that is enjoyed with respect to other places of France. This fact has consolidated along with other adjacent municipalities, as a great alternative for residence.
The industrial development in and around Le Port has also been a determining factor for its economic growth and population and although the industry is losing force in the last decades, the might of the sector services continues attracting new inhabitants in the city. In spite of this intense urbanization undergoing in the city, Le Port still possesses memorial buildings in a wide range of styles that include neoclassical, modernist, noucentrista and simply eclectic.
Le Port, justifiably so, enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and is one of the most visited place. It is also said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origin back to prehistoric times.
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