Cité du Volcan
One of the places to visit in Le Tampon is Cité du Volcan, a museum. 3 more places to visit are within 5 km. Look also at Pas de Bellecombe-Jacob, 12 km away.
Museum in Le Tampon
In Le Tampon
Cité du Volcan is in the commune of Le Tampon, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The climate through the year
The warmest stretch in Le Tampon is January to December, at 21–27°C in the afternoon.
Cité du Volcan
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Le Tampon, Réunion
- Official site
- museesreunion.fr/la-cite-du-volcan
The practical side
- EntryA fee is charged
The way to Cité du Volcan
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Cité du Volcan is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Le Tampon. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns around Cité du Volcan, by distance
Among the 8, Saint-Pierre is the biggest, home to 85,038 people. The commune it is in, then the towns of 2,500+ within 25 km.
- 1Le Tampon
- 2La Plaine-des-Palmistes
- 3Entre-Deux
- 4Cilaos
- 5Saint-Pierre
- 6Petite-Île
- 7Saint-Louis
- 8Saint-Joseph
Le Tampon
La Plaine-des-Palmistes
Entre-Deux
Cilaos
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Cité du Volcan is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Le Tampon | It’s in this commune | 82,579 |
| La Plaine-des-Palmistes | 8.9 km northeast of it | 6,936 |
| Entre-Deux | 11 km southwest of it | 7,176 |
| Cilaos | 12 km northwest of it | 5,040 |
| Saint-Pierre | 16 km southwest of it | 85,038 |
| Petite-Île | 16 km south of it | 13,067 |
| Saint-Louis | 17 km southwest of it | 54,941 |
| Saint-Joseph | 19 km south of it | 39,207 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Beyond Cité du Volcan
Nearby, 31 places within 15 km include 7 attractions and a church.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Cité du Volcan: common questions
Where is Cité du Volcan?
Cité du Volcan is in Le Tampon, in Réunion (Réunion).
What is Cité du Volcan?
Museum in France.
How well known is Cité du Volcan?
Cité du Volcan has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Cité du Volcan?
January to December are the warmest months in Le Tampon, with afternoon highs of 21–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Cité du Volcan?
Within 15 km: Pas de Bellecombe-Jacob (12 km), Plaine des Sables (10 km), Cascade de Grand Galet (14 km) and Belvédère de Bois Court (4.1 km).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Cité du Volcan: Réunion des Musées Régionaux, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.