Reunion

Quick Facts

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Capital

Saint-Denis

Population

755,000

Government

Overseas Department of France

Religions

Christianity (Catholic), Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism

Languages

French, Creole

Calling Code

+262

Nationality

Réunionese

Local name

Ile de la Reunion

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Introduction

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Unlike the Seychelles and Mauritius, its two Indian Ocean neighbours, Reunion's main attraction is not its beaches. True, St-Gilles-Les-Bains is packed up with bathers and bakers during holiday periods and it is a mighty fine beach, but if beaches are what you want, you'd be better off in either of Reunion's neighbours. That said, Reunion's volcanic origins grant it an extraordinarily beautiful landscape, one characterised by high peaks, deep canyons and plains. Trekking is the most obvious activity and is perhaps also the most rewarding: whether you're gazing up at proud volcanic peaks, or staring down from those same peaks, you're in for fantastic scenery. The towns are adorned with colonial architecture and are excellent starting points for inland adventures.

Reunion is unfortunately an extremely expensive destination, one which is more or less off-limits to the budget traveller.

Brief History

Geography

Regions/Arrondissements

Réunion is made up of 4 arrondissements.

• Arrondissement of Saint-Denis
• Arrondissement of Saint-Pierre
• Arrondissement of Saint-Benoît
• Arrondissement of Saint-Paul==

Cities

• Saint-Denis, the capital of Reunion
• Saint-Gilles
• Saint-Leu
• Saint-Pierre
• Etang-Salé
• Saint-Benoit

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Events and Festivals

Weather

Getting there

Plane

Air Austral is the main airline of Reunion, based at Roland Garros Airport (RUN) near the capital Saint-Denis. International flights include Antananarivo, Bangkok, Johannesburg, Lyon, Mahé, Marseille, Mauritius, Moroni, Nosy Be, Paris and Toulouse. Air France, Air Madagascar, Air Mauritius and Corsairfly have scheduled services to the island as well.

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Money

See also: Money Matters

As an overseas department of France, Reunion has adopted the Euro (ISO code: EUR, symbol: €) as its official currency. One Euro is divided into 100 cents, which is sometimes referred to as eurocents, especially when distinguishing them with the US cents.

Euro banknotes come in denominations of €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200, €500. The highest three denominations are rarely used in everyday transactions. All Euro banknotes have a common design for each denomination on both sides throughout the Eurozone.

The Euro coins are 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, €1 and €2. Some countries in the Eurozone have law which requires cash transactions to be rounded to the nearest 5 cents. All Euro coins have a common design on the denomination (value) side, while the opposite side may have a different image from one country to another. Although the image side may be different, all Euro coins remain legal tender throughout the Eurozone.

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