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It is located on the northwest side of the island of R\u00e9union, between the capital of Saint-Denis and the commune of Le Port.To the territory of this commune belongs the major part of the Cirque of Mafate, a caldera of the dormant Piton des Neiges volcano. It is part of the R\u00e9union National Park.Table of Contents       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4History[edit]Demographics[edit]Geography[edit]Hotels[edit]Climate[edit]Education[edit]Sister cities[edit]Gallery[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]The territory of the commune of La Possession belonged to the commune of Saint-Paul until 1895.In 1675 the first settlements were led by Jean Marquet (a creek was named for him). In 1699 sugar cane concessions were attributed to Texer de Mota, a Portuguese from IndiaFrom 1730-1767 construction of Chemin Cr\u00e9mont created the first paved walkway to the capital Saint-Denis. In 1797 the Rivi\u00e8re des Galets concession was attributed to Dr Rivi\u00e8re.In 1833 a chapel was constructed, later replaced by a church. 1834: Still belonging to the commune of Saint-Paul, R\u00e9union the territory of the futur commune becomes special section. From 1849\u20131854 La route de la Montagne (Mountain road)  was built; the first reliable road connection to Saint-Denis.In 1860 the lazaret of La Grande Chaloupe was constructed, which became the quarantine station of R\u00e9union. In 1882 the railway Saint-Denis – Saint-Pierre and the harbour of Le Port were constructed. In 1886 the first steamers enter the new Pointe des Galets harbour. 1890 saw the creation of the La Possession commune. In 1895 part of the territory at the Pointe des Galets was split off to become the commune of Le Port.In 1976 the new coastal highway to Saint-Denis was opened along with the closure of the railway Saint-Denis – Le PortDemographics[edit]Historical populationYearPop.\u00b1% p.a. 19616,783\u2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19677,626+1.97% 197410,112+4.11% 198211,002+1.06% 199015,614+4.47% 199921,904+3.83% 200727,175+2.73% 201230,653+2.44% 201733,020+1.50%Source: SPLAF[3] and INSEE (1967-2017)[4]Geography[edit]Most of the caldera of Mafate belongs to the commune. Hiking trails connect Dos d’\u00c2ne via the river valley of Rivi\u00e8re des Galets to Grand Place and other \u00eelets. Other trails connect La Possession to Saint-Denis, via La Grande Chaloupe.At La Grande Chaloupe the partly restored lazaretto and the former train station can be visited. They have exhibitions about the history of the R\u00e9union railroad, the lazaretto and indentured servitude in R\u00e9union.Hotels[edit]Local hotels include:[5]Lodge Roche TamarinLe Pilon D’orClimate[edit]La Possession has a subtropical highland climate (K\u00f6ppen climate classification Cwb). The average annual temperature in La Possession is 18.1\u00a0\u00b0C (64.6\u00a0\u00b0F). The average annual rainfall is 1,376.0\u00a0mm (54.17\u00a0in) with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 21.6\u00a0\u00b0C (70.9\u00a0\u00b0F), and lowest in July, at around 14.7\u00a0\u00b0C (58.5\u00a0\u00b0F). The highest temperature ever recorded in La Possession was 31.4\u00a0\u00b0C (88.5\u00a0\u00b0F) on 2 March 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 4.5\u00a0\u00b0C (40.1\u00a0\u00b0F) on 29 July 1986.Climate data for La Possession (Dos d’Ane, altitude 915m, 1991\u20132020 normals, extremes 1966\u20132014)MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYearRecord high \u00b0C (\u00b0F)30.2(86.4)30.8(87.4)31.4(88.5)29.5(85.1)28.5(83.3)26.9(80.4)25.4(77.7)25.6(78.1)26.5(79.7)28.6(83.5)30.2(86.4)31.1(88.0)31.4(88.5)Average high \u00b0C (\u00b0F)25.7(78.3)25.8(78.4)25.4(77.7)24.3(75.7)22.9(73.2)21.0(69.8)19.8(67.6)20.1(68.2)20.5(68.9)21.6(70.9)23.1(73.6)24.7(76.5)22.9(73.2)Daily mean \u00b0C (\u00b0F)21.3(70.3)21.6(70.9)20.9(69.6)19.7(67.5)18.1(64.6)15.9(60.6)14.7(58.5)15.0(59.0)15.4(59.7)16.6(61.9)18.1(64.6)20.0(68.0)18.1(64.6)Average low \u00b0C (\u00b0F)16.9(62.4)17.3(63.1)16.5(61.7)15.0(59.0)13.3(55.9)10.9(51.6)9.7(49.5)9.9(49.8)10.4(50.7)11.5(52.7)13.1(55.6)15.2(59.4)13.3(55.9)Record low \u00b0C (\u00b0F)11.5(52.7)12.0(53.6)11.0(51.8)8.9(48.0)8.0(46.4)5.4(41.7)4.5(40.1)6.0(42.8)5.7(42.3)6.8(44.2)7.2(45.0)10.5(50.9)4.5(40.1)Average precipitation mm (inches)343.4(13.52)343.5(13.52)241.1(9.49)80.6(3.17)48.5(1.91)28.5(1.12)14.4(0.57)20.8(0.82)22.6(0.89)27.0(1.06)52.2(2.06)153.4(6.04)1,376(54.17)Average precipitation days (\u2265 1.0 mm)14.213.511.68.36.23.53.43.64.14.76.610.290.0Source: M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France[6]Education[edit]Three coll\u00e8ges and one lyc\u00e9e support the commune:Sister cities[edit]Gallery[edit]Steam locomotive at the railroad stationSee also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/la-possession-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"La Possession – Wikipedia"}}]}]