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Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03

Réunion

French volcanic island of cirques and an active volcano; Piton des Neiges, Piton de la Fournaise and a UNESCO-listed national park.

21.115° S55.533° E
site access marine
Roland Garros Airport (RUN), Saint-Denis
Piton de la Fournaise
Piton des Neiges
Cirque de Mafate
Formation
volcanic hotspot shield; dormant Piton des Neiges and active Piton de la Fournaise
Population
885,700
Water
Indian Ocean
Access
easy

Every required movement

The passage
to Réunion.

Fly Roland Garros Airport (RUN) from Paris, Mauritius and regional hubs; no scheduled passenger ferries.

  1. 01
    Roland Garros Airport (RUN), Saint-Denis

    Nearest recorded air access

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  2. 02
    Water crossing

    No regular passenger ferry; cargo/cruise calls at Le Port; inter-island links via Mauritius flights.

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  3. 03
    Entry check

    French/Schengen entry rules; EU citizens free movement.

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What the chart cannot hold

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Young, steep volcanic island 175 km southwest of Mauritius. One of the world's most active volcanoes erupts regularly above a lagoon-fringed coast; the interior national park is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Uninhabited at European arrival; French possession from 1642 as Bourbon; British occupation 1810–1815; sugar colony; overseas department since 1946.

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The useful
details.

Coordinates
21.11° S · 55.53° E
Sovereignty
France · overseas territory
Nearest mainland
Madagascar (~700 km west); Mauritius ~175 km northeast
Best recorded window
May–November (dry, cooler hiking season).
Permits / entry
French/Schengen entry rules; EU citizens free movement.
Languages
French, Réunion Creole

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