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  1. en.wikipedia.org

    La Réunion (/ r iː ˈ juː n j ə n /; French: [la ʁe.ynjɔ̃] ⓘ; Reunionese Creole: La Rényon; known as Île Bourbon before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 km (422 mi) east of the island of Madagascar and 175 km (109 mi) southwest of the island of Mauritius.
  2. reunionisland.fr

    During this period, grains, spices and cotton were also brought in as cash crops. Like Mauritius, Réunion came of age under the governorship of the remarkable Mahé de La Bourdonnais who served from 1735 to 1746. However, La Bourdonnais treated Mauritius as the favoured of the sibling islands and Réunion was left in a Cinderella role.
  3. britannica.com

    Dec 17, 2024Reunion is an island of the Mascarene Islands that is a French overseas department and overseas region. It is located in the western Indian Ocean about 420 miles (680 km) east of Madagascar and 110 miles (180 km) southwest of Mauritius. ... History. Réunion, c. 1902 Map of Réunion, or Bourbon, island, c. 1902, from the 10th edition of the ...
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. theworldofinfo.com

    History. The history of Reunion is very similar to that of Mauritius. Reunion was known to Malaysians, Arabs and European sailors, but was never permanently inhabited. ... During this period, grain, spices and cotton were also cultivated. From 1735 Réunion, like Mauritius, developed well under the governorship of the progressive Bertrand ...
  5. en.wikipedia.org

    History of Réunion by period (4 C) D. Disasters in Réunion (2 C, 2 P) E. Establishments in Réunion (4 C) G. Governors of Réunion (17 P) N. ... Postage stamps and postal history of Reunion; S. Slavery in Réunion This page was last edited on 2 September 2024, at 21:34 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
  6. worldtravelguide.net

    History of Reunion. Little is known about the island prior to the arrival of the Portuguese, who landed ashore in 1513. In the 1640s Réunion was occupied by the French, who claimed the land as their own and renamed it Île Bourbon. ... The island was ruled as a French colony until 1946, except for a five-year period from 1810 when it was ...
  7. ile-de-la-reunion.net

    The island will take the name of lin Reunion during the French Revolution, before becoming Bonaparte Island under the empire of Napoleon. The English occupied it from 1810, before ceding it to France in 1814. December 20, 1848, is a key date in the history of Réunion. On this day slavery is abolished in Reunion by Commissioner Sarda Garriga.
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    Réunion

    Overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean
    reunion.pref.gouv.fr

    La Réunion is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 km east of the island of Madagascar and 175 km southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of January 2024, it had a population of 885,700. Its capital and largest city is Saint-Denis. La Réunion was uninhabited until French immigrants and colonial subjects settled the island in the 17th century. Its tropical climate led to the development of a plantation economy focused primarily on sugar; slaves from East Africa were imported as fieldworkers, followed by Malays, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Indians as indentured laborers. Today, the greatest proportion of the population is of mixed descent, while the predominant language is Réunion Creole, though French remains the sole official language. Since 1946, Réunion has been governed as a French region and thus has a similar status to its counterparts in Metropolitan France. Wikipedia

    PrefectureSaint-Denis
    Departments1
    President of Regional CouncilHuguette Bello (PLR)
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