La Possession

commune in La Réunion, France

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Place details

Locality: La Possession
Region: La Réunion
Country: France
Population: 35,245
Timezone: Indian/Reunion

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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

Official name: La Possession
Demonym: Possessionnais
Population: 36390
Area: 118.35
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
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

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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.