L'Étang-Salé

Réunion · Commune

L'Étang-Salé is a commune in southwestern Réunion, a department in the Indian Ocean. It is bordered by the communes of Les Avirons and Saint-Louis. Within the commune is the Étang-Salé forest. There is also a beach with black sand in the commune that is a popular surfing spot.

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Country: Réunion · Commune
Population: 14,464
Latitude: 21.27° S
Longitude: 55.37° E

Which way is L'Étang-Salé from…

From Paris, L'Étang-Salé lies at 132° to the south-east, 9,397 km as the crow flies.

Paris	132° south-east	9,397 km
London	130° south-east	9,723 km
New York	81° east	14,812 km
Madrid	126° south-east	9,180 km
Rome	139° south-east	8,292 km
Montreal	77° east	14,678 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	191° south	44 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Together with Les Avirons, L’Étang-Salé makes the closest pair on the island: their centres are only 4.2 km apart. From Les Avirons, aim south-east, at 132°. From Le Tampon, it is due west, at 274°, 16 km away. And from Saint-Denis, far to the north, aim south, at 191°, slightly right of due south, 44 km away.