La Possession
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Place details
- Locality
- La Possession
- Region
- La Réunion
- Country
- France
- Population
- 35,245
- Timezone
- Indian/Reunion
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Overseas region and department
- Réunion
- Arrondissement
- Saint-Paul
- Canton
- La Possession
- Intercommunality
- Territoire de la Côte Ouest
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Vanessa Miranville
- Area
- 118.35 km (45.70 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 36,568
- Density
- 308.98/km (800.26/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Insee postal code
- 97408 /97419
- Elevation
- 0–2,940 m (0–9,646 ft) , (avg. 17 m or 56 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- La Possession
- Demonym
- Possessionnais
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Paul
- Population
- +36568
- Area
- +118.35
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Body of water
- Indian Ocean
- Shares border with
- Cilaos
- Official website
- www.lapossession.re
Article
La Possession ( French pronunciation: [la pɔsesjɔ̃] ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located in the northwestern part of the island of Réunion, between the capital of Saint-Denis and the commune of Le Port.
To the territory of this commune belongs the major part of the Cirque of Mafate, a caldera of the dormant Piton des Neiges volcano. It is part of the Réunion National Park.