page_title: Plaine des Cafres
section_title: Infrastructures
hierarchical_section_title: Plaine des Cafres / Infrastructures
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Panorama de la plaine des cafres vue depuis le RF5
context_page_description: The Plaine des Cafres is a plateau on Réunion Island, one of the French volcanic islands in the Mascarene Archipelago in the southwestern Indian Ocean. It is part of the commune of Le Tampon.
  It is named after the Cafres, black slaves who hid in the area during and before the 18th century.
context_section_description: Since 1979, the Plaine des Cafres hosts the Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory,
  and there is one collège.
caption: View of the Plaine des Cafres seen from RF5 road. In the background: the Piton des Neiges (right) and Grand Bénare (left).
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