Les Trois-Bassins is a
commune in the
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
. It is found on the west coast of the island, and the summit of
Grand Bénare
The Grand Bénare is a volcanic peak on the island of Réunion, located in the Western part of the island, overlooking the "Cirque de Mafate" and "Cirque de Cilaos".
It is the third highest peak on the island, after the Piton des Neiges
The Pit ...
lies within its borders. The commune borders
Cilaos to the west,
Saint-Paul to the north and
Saint-Leu to the south. The commune of Trois-Bassins was created on 27 February 1897.
Population
Personalities
Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi (; Tarifit: Muḥend n Ɛabd Krim Lxeṭṭabi, ⵎⵓⵃⵏⴷ ⵏ ⵄⴰⴱⴷⵍⴽⵔⵉⵎ ⴰⵅⵟⵟⴰⴱ), better known as Abd el-Krim (1882/1883, Ajdir, Morocco – 6 February 1963, Cairo, Egypt) ...
, the leader of the
Rifs, lived here until May 1947.
See also
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Du battant des lames au sommet des montagnes
''Du battant des lames au sommet des montagnes'' (French language, French for "From the beating of the waves to the summit of the mountains" (lit.) or "From the seashore to the mountaintops" (fig.)) is a French expression that formerly served to de ...
*
Communes of the Réunion department
References
External links
*
TCO Site
Communes of Réunion
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