Salazie
Salazie is a locality in Arrondissement de Saint-Benoît, La Reunion. Salazie is situated nearby to the locality Bois de Pomme, as well as near La Cayenne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trou de Fer and Bridal Veil Falls.
Trou de Fer
Waterfall
Photo: Jennifer greatoutdoors, Public domain.
The Trou de Fer is a canyon on Reunion Island, off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The primary river flowing through the gorge, which is up to 300 m deep, is the Bras de Caverne River, a tributary of the Rivière du Mât.
Bridal Veil Falls
Waterfall
Photo: sebastien Delcoigne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall on the island of Réunion. Located at about 500 m altitude along the mountainous rampart that separates the cirque Salazie and the plateau forest Bélouve, it falls within the territory of the commune of Salazie on the island of Réunion.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Salazie
Church
Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Salazie is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salazie and Mare à Citrons.
Salazie
Village
Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salazie is a volcanic caldera and commune of the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, which is an overseas department and region of France. The first settlement of the area took place in 1829 after a cyclone had devastated the nearby coast, and the municipality of Salazie was formed in 1889.
Hell-Bourg
Village
Photo: HylgeriaK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hell-Bourg is a small village in the Salazie commune of the French overseas department of Réunion. It is the main community in the island's Cirque de Salazie, and is named for the respected former admiral and island governor Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell. Hell-Bourg is situated 6 km southwest of Salazie.
Salazie
- Type: Locality with 7,400 residents
- Location: Arrondissement de Saint-Benoît, La Reunion, Réunion, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-21.0167° or 21° 1′ southLongitude
55.55° or 55° 33′ eastPopulation
7,400Elevation
409 metres (1,342 feet)Open location code
5HCQXHM2+82GeoNames ID
6690305
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