Cilaos
Sign in to saveCilaos () is a town and commune on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is located centrally on the island, in a caldera of altitude 1,214 m. The caldera (usually known as the 'Cirque') is also named for the community.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Cilaos is referenced by 73 other articles, and connects out to commune of France, France and rain.
Vinony files it under Calderas of Réunion and Communes of Réunion.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cilaos
- Region
- La Réunion
- Country
- France
- Population
- 6,225
- Timezone
- Indian/Reunion
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Cilaos
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Cilaos.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Cilaos town, high in the Cirque.
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville DomFr Cilaos (Réunion).svg
- French commune.map
- Locator map of Cilaos 2018.png
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Pierre
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Louis-2
- French commune.INSEE
- 97424
- French commune.postal code
- 97413
- French commune.mayor
- Jacques Técher
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Villes solidaires
- French commune.elevation m
- 1,201
- French commune.elevation min m
- 370
- French commune.elevation max m
- 3,071
- French commune.area km2
- 84.40
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Official website
Ville de Cilaos – Site officiel de la Ville de Cilaos
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Cilaos
- Demonym
- Cilaosien
- Population
- 5040
- Area
- 84.4
- Official website
- ville-cilaos.fr
- Image
- Cilaos.JPG
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- Commons category
- Cilaos
- postal code
- 97413
- Commons gallery
- Cilaos
- male population
- 2766
- female population
- 2690
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-62-31-89-89
- fax number
- +33-2-62-31-73-03
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Population
- Embroidery
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
Cilaos () is a town and commune on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is located centrally on the island, in a caldera of altitude 1,214 m. The caldera (usually known as the 'Cirque') is also named for the community.
==History== The name Cilaos comes from the Malagasy word, Tsilaosa (modern form: tsy ilaozana), which means the place one does not abandon.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cilaos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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