Sainte-Rose

Sainte-Rose sits on Réunion’s eastern Indian Ocean coast, where the slopes of Piton de la Fournaise descend toward a shoreline repeatedly reshaped by lava. The commune includes the Grand Brûlé sector, crossed by the coastal road through young volcanic terrain on the volcano’s southeastern flank. At Piton Sainte-Rose, the church of Notre-Dame-des-Laves recalls the 1977 eruption, when lava divided around the building rather than destroying it. Sugar-cane fields and humid coastal vegetation contrast with black volcanic rock along this active side of the island. Find related webcams around Sainte-Rose and Réunion’s volcanic east coast to build a fuller picture of this part of the island.

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