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Saint-Denis, Reunion
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.
Saint-Denis is the prefecture of the French overseas region and overseas department of Reunion, in the Indian Ocean. Saint-Denis is also the biggest town on the island, with several suburbs sprawling up the nearby mountain. At the 1999 census, there were 158,139 inhabitants in the urban area of Saint-Denis, 131,557 of who lived in the city of Saint-Denis proper and the remainder in the neighboring commune of Sainte-Marie.
Saint-Denis was founded by Etienne Regnault in 1669 and became the capital of Reunion Island in 1738. The closest airport is Roland Garros Airport which is also the main international airport of Reunion. Reunion is an island and overseas department of France, located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, about 200 kilometers to the southwest of Mauritius, the nearest island.
Saint-Denis, justifiably so, enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and is one of the most visited place. It is also said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origin back to prehistoric times.
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