Les Trois-Bassins | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Map: | Locator map of Les Trois-Bassins 2018.png |
Arrondissement: | Saint-Paul |
Canton: | Saint-Leu |
Insee: | 97423 |
Postal Code: | 97426 |
Mayor: | Daniel Pausé[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Territoire de la Côte Ouest |
Coordinates: | -21.1058°N 55.295°W |
Elevation M: | 722 |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 2898 |
Area Km2: | 42.58 |
Les Trois-Bassins (pronounced as /fr/,) is a commune in the department of Réunion. It is found on the west coast of the island, and the summit of Grand Bénare 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.
Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi, the leader of the Rifs, lived here until May 1947.