Plaine des Cafres
The Plaine des Cafres is a plateau on Réunion Island, one of the French volcanic islands in the Mascarene Archipelago in the southwestern Indian Ocean.Places of Interest
Highlights: Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus-et-de la Sainte-Face de la Plaine des Cafres and Piton de la Ravine Blanche.
Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus-et-de la Sainte-Face de la Plaine des Cafres
Church
Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus-et-de la Sainte-Face de la Plaine des Cafres is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-Murat and Le Tampon.
Bourg-Murat
Village
Bourg-Murat is a village on the Plaine des Cafres… Bourg-Murat is situated 2½ km northeast of Plaine des Cafres.
Le Tampon
Town
Le Tampon is the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. Le Tampon is situated 7 km southwest of Plaine des Cafres.
Plaine des Cafres
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Le Tampon, Arrondissement de Saint-Pierre, La Reunion, Réunion, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-21.2253° or 21° 13′ 31″ south
Longitude
55.55521° or 55° 33′ 19″ east
Elevation
1,362 metres (4,469 feet)
UN/LOCODE
RE CAF
Open location code
5HCQQHF4+V3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Plaine des Cafres” goes by many names.
- French: “La Plaine des Cafres”
- French: “Plaine des Cafres”
- Portuguese: “Plaine des Cafres”
- Spanish: “Plaine des Cafres”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Le Vingt-Deuxième and Le Coin Tranquille.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Centre d’incendie et de secours de Plaine-des-Cafres and Boulodrome.
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