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La Possession
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La Possession is a commune in France, situated in the Indian Ocean. It serves as the capital of the canton of la Possession and is located within the administrative entities of Réunion, the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, and the arrondissement of Saint-Paul. The town shares borders with Le Port, Saint-Denis, Saint-Paul, and Salazie. Its official postal code is 97419, and it operates in the UTC+04:00 time zone.
The commune has an area of 118.35 and a population of 36,568, comprising 15,833 males and 17,187 females. The residents are known as Possessionnais. La Possession is located at an elevation of 24 meters. The townhall is situated on Rue Waldeck Rochet in the Bœuf Mort district.
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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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- La Possession
- Demonym
- Possessionnais
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Paul
- Population
- 36390
- Area
- 118.35
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Body of water
- Indian Ocean
- Shares border with
- Saint-Paul
- Official website
- www.lapossession.re
- Image
- Reunion-LaPossession-LePort.jpg
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- Commons category
- La Possession
- postal code
- 97419
- Commons gallery
- La Possession
- associated electoral district
- canton of la Possession
- male population
- 15833
- female population
- 17187
- P8168
- Alexander Nevsky
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-62-22-20-02
- fax number
- +33-2-62-22-03-99
- twinned administrative body
- Port Louis
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Possession” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.