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Saint-Denis, the Prefecture owes its name to a French vessel, "Saint-Denis", which cast anchor three centuries ago. In 1738, Mahé de Labourdonnais, Governor of Mascareignes implants there the administrations. From 1819, piers are fitted out on Barachois, by the Governor Hilius, to facilitate the landing of vessels. The whole was completely destroyed(annulled) by several cyclones.
From the beginning of the century the city fills out of villas and public buildings, in 50 years the city multiplies by five : districts build up themselves.
The bottom of the city, military and maritime, keeps(preserves) even nowadays buildings, stores, barracks and future prefecture. In February, 1882, the train opens a new way for the economy of the island. The town centre groups together(includes) all the variety of the culture réunionnaise, the Chinese pagodae in tamouls temples by way of churches and mosques. The south, underestimated and abandoned district but contains an appearance(mine) of the tracks of past.
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In neighborhood :
- Nèfles's wood, zone of picnic,
- The Plain of Affouches with the forest of Cryptomérias it is also a zone of picnic and the departure of numerous drives(rides).
In the Mountain :
- Colorado with a zone of leisure activities and picnic with golf, equitation, tennis...
- The St Bernard which is an ancient(former) Leper-house.
On the spot sports and leisure activities do not miss. Drives(rides), VTT, tennis, equitation, water sports... Museum of Natural History, Zoo of the Cauldron, Artothèque, the Garden of the State...
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