La Possession | |
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![]() An aerial view over La Possession and Le Port | |
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Coordinates: 20°55′35″S 55°20′09″E / 20.9264°S 55.3358°E | |
Country | France |
Overseas region and department | Réunion |
Arrondissement | Saint-Paul |
Canton | La Possession |
Intercommunality | Territoire de la Côte Ouest |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Vanessa Miranville[1] |
Area 1 | 118.35 km2 (45.70 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 36,390 |
• Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+04:00 |
INSEE/Postal code | 97408 /97419 |
Elevation | 0–2,940 m (0–9,646 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
La Possession (French pronunciation: [la pɔsesjɔ̃]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located in the northwestern part of the island of Réunion, between the capital of Saint-Denis and the commune of Le Port.
To the territory of this commune belongs the major part of the Cirque of Mafate, a caldera of the dormant Piton des Neiges volcano. It is part of the Réunion National Park.