Sainte-Suzanne invested less per resident in 2025 than 81% of compared communes
Alexandre Lai-Kane-Cheong has been mayor of Sainte-Suzanne since March 28, 2026, elected by the 35 members of the municipal council. At the March 2026 municipal elections, AVEK SAINTE-SUZANNE won 26 of the 35 seats in the second round on March 22, 2026, with 45.3% of the votes. Sainte-Suzanne is part of the Communauté d'agglomération Intercommunale du Nord de la Réunion (CINOR).
March 2032
Councils are elected for six years; the council elects the mayor.
Register to vote ↗Throughout this page, the median in Réunion and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median.
What stands out about Sainte-Suzanne’s town hall
Decided in a second round
No list won half the votes in the first round, when 11 lists stood. In the second round on March 22, 2026, AVEK SAINTE-SUZANNE came first with 45.3% and took 26 of the 35 seats; the other lists share the remaining 9. Who’s in charge ↓
Little investment
Sainte-Suzanne invested €224 per resident (buildings, roads, equipment), 12% of its spending: lower than in 81% of compared French communes (France median €403). Investment swings from year to year with projects. The commune’s money ↓
Results as the Interior ministry published them; accounts from the DGFiP via OFGL. Nothing here is graded.
The council the voters chose
Seats as the March 2026 results gave them, one dot a seat.
- AVEK SAINTE-SUZANNE2611 community seats
- SAINTE-SUZANNE, TERRE DE PROGRÈS62 community seats
- EDDY BALBINE POU ZOT AVEC ZOT SINTE SIZANE I MÉRIT MIEU20 community seats
- ALON MET' SAINTE-SUZANNE DAN' LA LUMIERE10 community seats
As elected in the second round, March 22, 2026.
The list that comes first gets half the seats; the rest are shared in proportion among the lists with 5% or more, the winner included. So the winning list always has a majority. The same vote gave Sainte-Suzanne 13 seats on the council of the Communauté d'agglomération Intercommunale du Nord de la Réunion (CINOR) (community seats).
Source: Interior ministry, 2026 municipal election results (March 15 and 22), subject to corrections and appeals.
4 authorities share the work
The commune is the tier closest to residents; the intercommunality, the département and the région do the rest.
Births, marriages and deaths, the electoral roll, nursery and primary schools, local roads, planning permission, the municipal police, and what else the council takes on.
Mayor: Alexandre Lai-Kane-Cheong · 35 councilors
The services its communes share: usually waste collection, economic development and planning documents; often water and local buses.
Social aid (RSA, care for older and disabled people, child protection), collèges, the département’s roads, and funding for fire and rescue.
Lycées, regional trains (TER) and coaches, economic development and job training.
Who to ask
The usual split of powers (service-public.fr); an intercommunality’s exact remit varies, so check its website for waste, water and buses.
Membership: COG 2026 (INSEE); intercommunality type: BANATIC, January 2025. What each tier does: service-public.fr.
From the mayor to the intercommunality
The officials as the Interior ministry’s register lists them, and the council by list.
- 1Mayorsince March 28, 2026Alexandre Lai-Kane-Cheong
- 2Deputy mayors10 adjoints, elected by the councilSarah Marie Joëlle AssamaRémi Issarambe RefaneClaudette RamsamyThierry SinanChristelle HoareauMaximin AstourneMarie Prisca Turpin Épouse Valliamee NadianaSerge Alpou+2 more
- 3Sainte-Suzanne municipal council35 seats by listAVEK SAINTE-SUZANNE 26 · SAINTE-SUZANNE, TERRE DE PROGRÈS 6 · EDDY BALBINE POU ZOT AVEC ZOT SINTE SIZANE I MÉRIT MIEU 2 · ALON MET' SAINTE-SUZANNE DAN' LA LUMIERE 1
- 4Communauté d'agglomération Intercommunale du Nord de la Réunion (CINOR)Sainte-Suzanne holds 13 seatsCommunity councilors are drawn from the council lists in the same vote.
Source: Interior ministry, national register of elected officials (RNE), August 11, 2026.
The 35 members of the Sainte-Suzanne municipal council
The mayor and 10 deputy mayors first, then the councilors.
| Name | Office | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Lai-Kane-Cheong | Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Sarah Marie Joëlle Assama | 1er adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Rémi Issarambe Refane | 2ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Claudette Ramsamy | 3ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Thierry Sinan | 4ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Christelle Hoareau | 5ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Maximin Astourne | 6ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Marie Prisca Turpin Épouse Valliamee Nadiana | 7ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Serge Alpou | 8ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Jennifer Selemany Epouse de Fondaumiere | 9ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Pascal Tailamee | 10ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
Show the full council (35)
| Name | Office | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Lai-Kane-Cheong | Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Sarah Marie Joëlle Assama | 1er adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Rémi Issarambe Refane | 2ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Claudette Ramsamy | 3ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Thierry Sinan | 4ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Christelle Hoareau | 5ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Maximin Astourne | 6ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Marie Prisca Turpin Épouse Valliamee Nadiana | 7ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Serge Alpou | 8ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Jennifer Selemany Epouse de Fondaumiere | 9ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Pascal Tailamee | 10ème adjoint au Maire | March 28, 2026 |
| Isabelle Aaron Epouse Bertrand | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Arnaud Alagapin | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Daniel Alamelou | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Nadine Angélie | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Eddy Balbine | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Ingrid Yamini Barege | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Robert Begue | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Julie Blainville | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Annie Bourges | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Amandine Capra | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Francky Cheron | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Marie France Fabas Epouse Guerrand | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Eden Felicidali | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Emilienne Ilamoucha | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Hubert Illan | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Marie-Cynthia Latchimy | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Frédéric Maillot | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Valérie Manciet Epouse Leperlier | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Bruno Partal | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Nadia Ramassamy | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Suzie Richefeu Epouse Armougom | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Nicolas Robert | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Wilson Sellaye | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
| Victor Tevane | Conseiller municipal | March 22, 2026 |
Names and offices as the Interior ministry’s national register of elected officials (RNE) published them on August 11, 2026, written as it writes them. Public role only. Later resignations and replacements aren’t shown.
The council: same source as Who represents Sainte-Suzanne, above.
How Sainte-Suzanne voted in March 2026
11 lists stood in the first round; none won half the votes, so a second round followed.
12,559 votes cast for a list
12,957 of 20,096 registered voters in Sainte-Suzanne voted.
150 blank and 248 spoilt ballots, not counted in the shares.
11,654 votes cast for a list · no seats given out: a second round followed
12,051 of 20,093 registered voters in Sainte-Suzanne voted.
172 blank and 225 spoilt ballots, not counted in the shares.
Turnout, first round · March 15, 2026
Shares are of the votes cast for a list, leaving out blank and spoilt ballots. Lists in vote order; the colors only tell the lists apart.
2026 elections: same source as Who’s in charge, above.
Sainte-Suzanne spends €1,852 per resident a year
The commune’s consolidated accounts: main and annexed budgets, transfers between them removed.
Per resident, 2025 · against compared communes
Spending and debt per resident, 2018 to 2025
Sainte-Suzanne owed €21.7M at the end of 2025, €863 per resident, higher than in 59% of compared French communes, equal to 53% of a year’s running costs.
Show year by year
| Year | Spending | Investment | Debt | Debt in all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €1,852 | €224 | €863 | €21.7M |
| 2024 | €1,962 | €316 | €965 | €23.7M |
| 2023 | €1,815 | €299 | €955 | €23.2M |
| 2022 | €1,632 | €241 | €929 | €22.6M |
| 2021 | €1,631 | €269 | €1,127 | €27M |
| 2020 | €1,576 | €257 | €1,110 | €26.3M |
| 2019 | €1,666 | €320 | €1,050 | €24.6M |
| 2018 | €1,561 | €229 | €924 | €21.5M |
Source: OFGL, consolidated commune accounts 2018–2025 (DGFiP); 2025 provisional.
The 20th highest debt per resident of 41 communes its size
The 40 compared communes nearest in population, debt per resident at the end of 2025.
Lowest: Sèvremoine, €60. Highest: Vichy, €4,044.
Have a say in Sainte-Suzanne
French citizens register online or at the town hall; citizens of other EU countries can vote in municipal elections too.
service-public.fr ↗See where you’re registered and which polling station is yours.
service-public.fr ↗Council meetings are public; the agenda and minutes are posted at the town hall and usually on its website.
service-public.fr ↗Opening hours, address and phone number of the mairie of Sainte-Suzanne in the public services directory.
lannuaire.service-public.fr ↗Who can stand, how lists are formed and the deadlines, from the Interior ministry.
interieur.gouv.fr ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Mayors and councilors. From the Interior ministry’s national register of elected officials (RNE) as published on August 11, 2026: name, office and start dates, nothing else. The register counts a mayor as a councilor too; the page counts each person once. It isn’t a live roll: resignations and replacements after that date aren’t shown, and no party is inferred for any official.
- How the council is elected. Since March 2026 every commune elects its council from lists (a 2025 law extended list voting to communes under 1,000). A list with more than half the votes in the first round wins; otherwise lists with 10% or more can go on to a second round, where the list ahead wins. It gets half the seats, and the rest are shared in proportion among lists with 5% or more. The council then elects the mayor and the deputy mayors.
- The label beside a list. The political nuance the prefecture gave the list for the ministry’s results (Divers droite, Union de la gauche…), shown as published. It isn’t the list’s own description; many lists, most in small communes, have none.
- The commune’s money. OFGL’s consolidated accounts from the DGFiP, 2018 to 2025; 2025 is provisional. Spending and investment leave out loan repayments; running costs are part of spending. Debt is what was owed at the end of the year.
- Per resident. Divided by the DGFiP’s population for that year (population totale, which counts some people, such as boarding students, in two communes), so it can differ from the census figure elsewhere on the site.
- The medians. Beside the town’s figure, the median of compared communes in its département and in France (those with an overall grade). A commune’s spending follows its size and its role: one that runs a pool or a theater for the villages around it spends more per resident.
Questions about Sainte-Suzanne’s town hall
Who is the mayor of Sainte-Suzanne?
Alexandre Lai-Kane-Cheong, mayor since March 28, 2026, according to the Interior ministry’s register of elected officials (August 11, 2026).
How many councilors does Sainte-Suzanne have?
The Sainte-Suzanne municipal council has 35 members, the mayor and 10 deputy mayors included.
Who won the 2026 municipal elections in Sainte-Suzanne?
AVEK SAINTE-SUZANNE, in the second round on March 22, 2026, with 45.3% of the votes; it holds 26 of the 35 seats.
What was the turnout in Sainte-Suzanne?
60% of registered voters voted in the first round on March 15, 2026; the median of compared French communes was 57.4%.
When are the next municipal elections in Sainte-Suzanne?
Councils are elected for six years, so the next general municipal elections are due in March 2032. A council can be re-elected sooner if it loses too many members.
How much debt does Sainte-Suzanne have?
€21.7M at the end of 2025, €863 per resident; the median of compared French communes was €748.
Which intercommunality is Sainte-Suzanne part of?
Sainte-Suzanne is part of the Communauté d'agglomération Intercommunale du Nord de la Réunion (CINOR), which runs the services its communes share.
Sources: Interior ministry RNE, August 11, 2026 · Interior ministry, municipal results 2026 · OFGL consolidated commune accounts 2018–2025 · INSEE COG 2026 and BANATIC (January 2025) for the intercommunality. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.