Réunion Island

Réunion (French: La Réunion, IPA: [la 'ʁeynjɔ̃] ( listen); previously Île Bourbon) is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) south west of Mauritius, the nearest island. Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France. Like the other overseas departments, Réunion is also one of the 27 regions of France (being an overseas region) and a... More

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Population:

  • 173,822 (1911)

Date founded:

  • 1767

Country:

Body Of Water:

Code Insee:

  • 974

Also known as:

  • Reunion,
  • Department De La Reunion,
  • La Réunion,
  • Départment De La Réunion,
  • La Reunion,
  • Réunion,
  • Departmentdelareunion
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Adjectival form:

  • Réunion Island

Short name:

  • re

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