Les Trois-Bassins

Les Trois-Bassins (French pronunciation: [le tʁwa basɛ̃] ^ⓘ, lit. 'The Three Basins') 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.

Les Trois-Bassins
Commune
Location of Les Trois-Bassins
Coordinates: 21°06′21″S 55°17′42″E
Country	France
Overseas region and department	Réunion
Arrondissement	Saint-Paul
Canton	Saint-Leu
Intercommunality	Territoire de la Côte Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Pausé[1]
Area 1	42.58 km2 (16.44 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	7,113
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+04:00
INSEE/Postal code	97423 /97426
Elevation	0–2,898 m (0–9,508 ft) (avg. 722 m or 2,369 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1967	4,471	—
1974	4,864	+1.21%
1982	5,132	+0.67%
1990	5,767	+1.47%
1999	6,598	+1.51%
2007	6,929	+0.61%
2012	7,339	+1.16%
2017	7,139	−0.55%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi, the leader of the Rifs, lived here until May 1947.

See also

• Du battant des lames au sommet des montagnes
• Communes of the Réunion department