Les Trois-Bassins

Réunion · Commune

Les Trois-Bassins 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.

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Country: Réunion · Commune
Population: 7,221
Latitude: 21.11° S
Longitude: 55.3° E

Which way is Les Trois-Bassins from…

From Paris, Les Trois-Bassins lies at 132° to the south-east, 9,378 km as the crow flies.

Paris	132° south-east	9,378 km
London	130° south-east	9,704 km
New York	81° east	14,796 km
Madrid	126° south-east	9,162 km
Rome	139° south-east	8,272 km
Montreal	77° east	14,660 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	212° south-west	30 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

Draw a line due west from the Piton des Neiges, at the centre of the island: it lands on Les Trois-Bassins, at 268°, 19 km away. From Sainte-Rose, on the other side, the bearing is due west too, 273°, 52 km away. From Le Port, aim due south (180°), 19 km away. And from Saint-Leu, its neighbour on the leeward coast, north, at 6°, 7.2 km away.