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 include 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

Photo: WCOMFR, CC BY 4.0.

Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l’Enfant-Jésus-et-de la Sainte-Face de la Plaine des Cafres is a church.

Piton de la Ravine Blanche

Peak

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Piton de la Ravine Blanche is a peak.

Piton Hyacinthe

Peak

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Piton Hyacinthe is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourg-Murat and Le Tampon.

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: ThomasInTheSky, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

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)

United Nations Location Code

RE CAF

Open location code

5HCQQHF4+V3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 300021339

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames 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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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centre d’incendie et de secours de Plaine-des-Cafres and Boulodrome.

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