Piton de l'Eau
Piton de l'Eau is an attraction you can visit in La Plaine-des-Palmistes. Just one more place on our list lies within 5 km. A drive of 5.2 km reaches Pas de Bellecombe-Jacob.
Attraction in La Plaine-des-Palmistes
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In La Plaine-des-Palmistes
Piton de l'Eau is in the commune of La Plaine-des-Palmistes, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather, month by month
In La Plaine-des-Palmistes the warm season is January to December, with highs of 18–24°C.
Piton de l'Eau
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages.
- Type
- Attraction
- Covered in
- 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- La Plaine-des-Palmistes, Réunion
Piton de l'Eau and what surrounds it
On this map, Piton de l'Eau is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of La Plaine-des-Palmistes. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns that count Piton de l'Eau
Of the 8, Le Tampon is the largest, at 82,579 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
- 1La Plaine-des-Palmistes
- 2Sainte-Rose
- 3Saint-Benoît
- 4Le Tampon
- 5Bras-Panon
- 6Saint-Philippe
- 7Saint-Joseph
- 8Cilaos
La Plaine-des-Palmistes
Sainte-Rose
Saint-Benoît
Le Tampon
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Piton de l'Eau is | People |
|---|---|---|
| La Plaine-des-Palmistes | It’s in this commune | 6,936 |
| Sainte-Rose | 13 km east of it | 6,557 |
| Saint-Benoît | 14 km north of it | 38,604 |
| Le Tampon | 19 km southwest of it | 82,579 |
| Bras-Panon | 20 km north of it | 13,012 |
| Saint-Philippe | 21 km south of it | 5,082 |
| Saint-Joseph | 22 km south of it | 39,207 |
| Cilaos | 22 km west of it | 5,040 |
Other places close by
Within 15 km you can add 5 attractions, 2 churches and a museum.
MuseumCité du Volcan12 km west, in Le TamponWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Piton de l'Eau
Where is Piton de l'Eau?
Piton de l'Eau is in La Plaine-des-Palmistes, in Réunion (Réunion).
What is Piton de l'Eau?
Mountain in France.
How well known is Piton de l'Eau?
Piton de l'Eau has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Piton de l'Eau?
January to December are the warmest months in La Plaine-des-Palmistes, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Piton de l'Eau?
Within 15 km: Pas de Bellecombe-Jacob (5.2 km), Plaine des Sables (7.4 km), Chapelle de Rosemont (6.6 km) and Cassé de la Rivière de l'Est (3.3 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.