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Saint-Denis

Saint-Denis is the capital of Réunion, and the city with the most inhabitants on the island. It hosts all the important administrative offices, and is also a cultural centre with numerous museums. Wikivoyage

Population 155,634 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in France

Visas and entry What your passport needs for France
Tourist office · 140 m Tourism Information Office - La Maison Carrere

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Guan Di Festival

    August

    A colourful festival held each August celebrating the birthday of the Chinese god of war

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Saint-Denis); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Le Petit Marché

    1. Monday: 06:00–18:30
    2. Tuesday: 06:00–18:30
    3. Wednesday: 06:00–18:30
    4. Thursday: 06:00–18:30
    5. Friday: 06:00–18:30
    6. Saturday: 06:00–18:30
    7. Sunday: 06:00–12:00
    Times vary by day
    Monday
    06:00–18:30
    Tuesday
    06:00–18:30
    Wednesday
    06:00–18:30
    Thursday
    06:00–18:30
    Friday
    06:00–18:30
    Saturday
    06:00–18:30
    Sunday
    06:00–12:00
    710 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 48 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.