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The French took possession of the island in the 17th century, naming it Isle Bourbon after the House of Bourbon which then ruled France. To break with this name, which was too attached to the Ancien Régime, the National Convention decided on 23 March 1793 [5] to rename the territory Réunion Island.
French is the only official language of Reunion. Although not official, Réunion Creole is also commonly spoken by the majority of the population. One can hear it in any administration or office, but education is only in French. [10] Tamil is taught as optional language in some schools. [11]
This is a list of colonial and departmental heads of Réunion. Réunion is a French overseas department and region with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean , east of Madagascar , approximately 200 km southwest of Mauritius , the nearest island.
Bilingual sign in French and Reunionese Creole. Saint-Denis (/ ˌ s æ̃ d ə ˈ n iː /, French: [sɛ̃ d(ə)ni] ⓘ; Reunionese Creole: Sin-Dni), unofficially Saint-Denis de La Réunion (pronounced [sɛ̃ d(ə)ni də la ʁeynjɔ̃]) for disambiguation, is the prefecture (administrative capital) of the French overseas department and region of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean.
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Réunion National Park (French: Parc national de La Réunion) is a National Park of France located on the island of Réunion, an overseas department in the western Indian Ocean. Established on 5 March 2007, the park protects the endemic ecosystems of Les Hauts , Réunion's mountainous interior, and covers around 42% of the island.
The 3rd constituency of Réunion is a French legislative constituency on the island of Réunion. As of 2024, it is represented by Joseph Rivière , a National Rally deputy. [ 1 ]
The Creole cuisine of Réunion is the food, culinary technique and typical dishes of the island of Réunion, France's dependency in the Indian Ocean. It is identified as Creole cuisine (in French, Créole ) because it is a mixture of eating habits and colonial culinary customs with native ingredients.