17 Sights in Saint-Paul, France (with Map and Images)

The Domaine de Villèle, originally Habitation Desbassayns, is a former colonial agricultural dwelling on the island of La Réunion, a French overseas department, in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Located in the Villèle district, on the territory of the municipality of Saint-Paul, the estate was registered in its entirety as a Historic Monument on June 16, 1997, then classified in December 2019. Formerly owned by the Panon Desbassayns de Richemont family, the estate is currently home to the Villèle Historical Museum, which is usually visited in conjunction with the nearby Pointue Chapel, which is also protected by the Historic Monuments.

Wikipedia: Domaine de Villèle (FR)

The Grande Cour House, also known as the former Desbassayns House or Franco-Chinese School, is a remarkable building on the island of La Réunion, a French overseas department in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Former owner's house of a sugar farm belonging to the Desbassayns family, it is located at a place called Saint-Charles, n°233 Chaussée Royale in Saint-Paul, and has been listed as a Historic Monument since October 8, 1984, its facades and roofs being then listed, while the entrance gate and the garden with its fountain are listed.

Wikipedia: Maison Grande Cour (FR)

The large house in the old SUVANNA sugar domain, or simply a large house, is a remarkable house on Reunion Island, a French overseas department in the southwest of the Indian Ocean. Located on rue Jules Thirel, in Savannah, in the town of Saint-Paul, it has been listed entirely in the additional inventory of historic monuments since October 22, 1998. This inscription covers the plate. First a hospital for the colony, the building later became the house of masters of a sugar house.

Wikipedia: Grande Maison de l'ancien domaine sucrier de Savanna (FR)

The Villèle Historical Museum is one of the main museums on Reunion Island, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean. Located in the heights of Saint-Paul in a place called Villèle, it is established in the former Desbassayns dwelling, a vast colonial plantation where Madame Desbassayns (1755-1856), a large landowner and slaveholder in the history of the island at the time when it was still called Bourbon and was a French colony, lived.

Wikipedia: Musée historique de Villèle (FR)

Villa Verguin is a remarkable house on Reunion Island, a French overseas department and region in the south-west Indian Ocean. Located at 31, rue Rhin et Danube, in Saint-Paul, it has been listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments since 8 December 1988. This inscription covers the two corner pavilions as well as the outbuildings, the courtyard, the paving of the driveway, but also the fence gate and its bar.

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The Grand-Fond Fireplace is the fireplace of an old sugar factory on Reunion Island, a French overseas department in the southwest of the Indian Ocean. Located in Grand-Fond in Saint-Paul, this property of the General Council of Reunion has been registered in full in the additional inventory of historic monuments since June 27, 2002, as well as its base; A new registration decree of January 16, 2023 replaces the previous one.

Wikipedia: Cheminée Grand-Fond (FR)

The Domaine de Clermont is a former colonial plantation on the island of Reunion, a French overseas department in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Located on rue Évariste-de-Parny, in Le Ruisseau, near Bois-de-Nèfles-Saint-Paul, in Saint-Paul, it has been listed in its entirety in the supplementary inventory of Historic Monuments since September 30, 1993, which includes the retaining walls and the interior of the main house.

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The Marché de Saint-Paul is a fairground market on the island of La Réunion, a French overseas department in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Located in the city centre of the commune of Saint-Paul on a square overlooking the bay of Saint-Paul, it is one of the flagship sites of tourism in Reunion Island, offering many tropical products and original crafts. It is cited as one of the two most beautiful markets on the island.

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The Pointue Chapel is a Roman Catholic chapel on the island of La Réunion, a French overseas department in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Located in Saint-Paul, in the Villèle district, it was once part of the Desbassayns house, a colonial plantation that was owned by the wealthy Panon Desbassayns de Richemont family.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Pointue (FR)

The Le Piton chimney is the chimney of a former sugar factory on the island of Reunion, a French overseas department in the south-west of the Indian Ocean. Located at the Piton in Saint-Paul, it has been listed in its entirety in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments since 2 May 2002, as well as its land.

Wikipedia: Cheminée Le Piton (Saint-Paul) (FR)

The Savanna Chimney is the chimney of a former sugar factory on the island of Reunion, a French overseas department in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Located in Savanna in Saint-Paul, it has been listed in its entirety in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments since June 27, 2002, as well as its land.

Wikipedia: Cheminée de Savanna (FR)

The Vue Belle fireplace is the fireplace of a former sugar factory on Reunion Island, a French overseas department in the south-west Indian Ocean. Located at Vue Belle in Saint-Paul, it has been listed in its entirety in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments since May 2, 2002, as well as its land.

Wikipedia: Cheminée Vue Belle (FR)

Villa Rivière, formerly Villa Desvignes, is a remarkable house on Reunion Island, a French overseas department and region in the south-west Indian Ocean. Located at 34, rue du Commerce, in Saint-Paul, it has been listed as a Historic Monument since March 13, 1990, including the courtyard and outbuildings.

Wikipedia: Villa Rivière (FR)

Saint-Paul Marine Cemetery is a French marine cemetery built on the edge of the Indian Ocean in the Bay of Saint-Paul, the bay that houses the city center of the commune of Saint-Paul, in Reunion Island. It has been included in the supplementary inventory of Historic Monuments since January 26, 2012.

Wikipedia: Cimetière marin de Saint-Paul (FR)

The Fountain of the Virgin is a fountain in the island of La Réunion, a French overseas department in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Located at 66, rue Labourdonnais in Saint-Paul, the fountain, including the floor, has been listed as a Historic Monument since December 13, 2010.

Wikipedia: Fontaine de la Vierge (La Réunion) (FR)

The Hotel Laçay is an old building on the island of La Réunion, a French overseas department in the south-west of the Indian Ocean. Located at 6, quai Gilbert in Saint-Paul, the hotel, ground included, has been listed as a Historic Monument since December 13, 2010.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Laçay (FR)

The TÉAT Plein Air or Théâtre en plein air de Saint-Gilles is a theatre on the island of La Réunion, a French overseas department in the south-west of the Indian Ocean. It is a major cultural facility of the General Council of Reunion Island, which owns it.

Wikipedia: Téat Plein Air (FR)