Plaine des Sables
Plaine des Sables is a volcanic plateau of Réunion. Its home town is Saint-Joseph. Look also at Pas de Bellecombe-Jacob, 3.2 km away, first of 30 more within 15 km.
Attraction in Saint-Joseph
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#2,141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Saint-Joseph
Plaine des Sables is in the commune of Saint-Joseph, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Month by month
Afternoons in Saint-Joseph reach 25–30°C from January to December.
Plaine des Sables
Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages.
- Type
- Attraction
- Covered in
- 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Saint-Joseph, Réunion
Getting to Plaine des Sables
Orange is Plaine des Sables; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Saint-Joseph. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns around Plaine des Sables, by distance
Saint-Pierre, with 85,038 people, is the largest of the 8. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
- 1Saint-Joseph
- 2La Plaine-des-Palmistes
- 3Le Tampon
- 4Petite-Île
- 5Saint-Philippe
- 6Sainte-Rose
- 7Entre-Deux
- 8Saint-Pierre
Saint-Joseph
La Plaine-des-Palmistes
Le Tampon
Petite-Île
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Plaine des Sables is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Joseph | It’s in this commune | 39,207 |
| La Plaine-des-Palmistes | 12 km north of it | 6,936 |
| Le Tampon | 15 km west of it | 82,579 |
| Petite-Île | 16 km southwest of it | 13,067 |
| Saint-Philippe | 16 km southeast of it | 5,082 |
| Sainte-Rose | 18 km northeast of it | 6,557 |
| Entre-Deux | 20 km west of it | 7,176 |
| Saint-Pierre | 21 km southwest of it | 85,038 |
While you are near Plaine des Sables
Within 15 km you can add 6 attractions, a church and a museum.
MuseumCité du Volcan10 km northwest, in Le Tampon8AttractionAttractionRoute des Laves14 km east, in Saint-PhilippeWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Plaine des Sables
Where is Plaine des Sables?
Plaine des Sables is in Saint-Joseph, in Réunion (Réunion).
What is Plaine des Sables?
Volcanic plateau of Réunion, France.
How well known is Plaine des Sables?
Plaine des Sables has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #2,141 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Plaine des Sables?
January to December are the warmest months in Saint-Joseph, with afternoon highs of 25–30°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Plaine des Sables?
Within 15 km: Pas de Bellecombe-Jacob (3.2 km), Cascade de Grand Galet (8.3 km), Chapelle de Rosemont (3.7 km) and Plateau des Basaltes (2.7 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.