Plaine des Cafres
Plaine des Cafres is a village in Le Tampon, Arrondissement de Saint-Pierre and has an elevation of 1,362 metres. Plaine des Cafres is situated nearby to the village Le Vingt-Deuxième, as well as near Le Coin Tranquille.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus-et-de la Sainte-Face de la Plaine des Cafres and Piton Hyacinthe.
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.
Cité du Volcan
Museum
Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Cité du Volcan is a museum, which is situated 3 km northeast of Plaine des Cafres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-Murat and Le Tampon.
Bourg-Murat
Village
Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bourg-Murat is a village on the Plaine des Cafres on the French island of Réunion, lying north east of Le Tampon. It has a museum dedicated to the nearby Piton de la Fournaise volcano and is home to the Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory. Bourg-Murat is situated 2½ km northeast of Plaine des Cafres.
Le Tampon
Town
Photo: Dunog, Public domain.
Le Tampon is the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. It is located on the south-central part of the island of Reunion, adjacent to Saint Pierre. Le Tampon is situated 7 km southwest of Plaine des Cafres.
Entre-Deux
Village
Photo: Dunog, Public domain.
Entre-Deux is a commune on the French island and department of Réunion. The commune gets its name from the fact that it is situated between the two main tributaries of the Saint-Étienne River: the Bras de Cilaos to the west and the Bras de la Plaine to the east. Entre-Deux is situated 9 km west 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″ southLongitude
55.55521° or 55° 33′ 19″ eastElevation
1,362 metres (4,469 feet)United Nations Location Code
RE CAFOpen location code
5HCQQHF4+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 300021339OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
935695
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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
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Highlights include Centre d’incendie et de secours de Plaine-des-Cafres and Boulodrome.
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