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La Possession
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometers, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
La Possession is a commune in the French overseas department of Reunion. It is located on the northwest side of the island of Reunion, between the administrative center of Saint-Denis and the commune of Le Port. According the 1999 census, La Possession had a population of 21,904 people. Reunion is an island and overseas department of France, located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, about 200 kilometers southwest of Mauritius, the nearest island.
Presently, La Possession experiences a sharp social, economic and population growth derivative of the strategic position of the locality and the high level of well-being and quality of life that is enjoyed with respect to other places of France. La Possession, justifiably so, enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and is one of the most visited place.
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