Les Trois-Bassins (, ) is a
commune in the
department of
Réunion
Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...
. 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 Pi ...
lies within its borders. The commune borders
Cilaos
Cilaos () is a town and commune in France, commune on the France, French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is located centrally on the island, in a caldera of altitude 1,214 m. The caldera (usually known as the 'Cirque') is also named fo ...
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
Muḥammad bin ‘Abd al-Karīm al-Khaṭṭābī, better known as Abd el-Krim (; 1882 or 1883 – 6 February 1963), was a Moroccan political and military leader and the president of the Republic of the Rif. He and his brother M'Hammad led a ...
, the leader of the
Rif
The Rif (, ), also called Rif Mountains, is a geographic region in northern Morocco. It is bordered on the north by the Mediterranean Sea and Spain and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, and is the homeland of the Rifians and the Jebala people ...
s, 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 ...
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Communes of the Réunion department
The following is a list of the 24 communes of the Réunion (an overseas department of France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories incl ...
References
External links
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TCO Site
Communes of Réunion
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