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Grand Galet Falls

waterfall in La Réunion, France

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ1046858 ↗
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The Grand Galet Falls (also called Langevin Falls after the name of its river) is situated in the commune of Saint-Joseph on the island of Réunion.

It is situated in the Réunion National Park, and its natural pool is a popular swimming and picnic place on weekends and holidays. In 2022, €941,000 was allocated for renovations to the entrance, including the reinforcement of the only bridge connecting the area and nearby neighborhoods Passerelle and Grand Défriché.

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This entry incorporates text from “Grand Galet Falls” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.