15km from Saint-Denis, La Possession, repository for the collective memories of the influx of the population into the Bourbon area, is now a residential area with several business estates. It offers a myriad of landscapes and views and is bursting with unexpected picturesque sites which require patience and effort to reach: Dos-d’âne, nicknamed the gate of Mafate, the starting point for many hikes, or Roche Vert-Bouteille, Roche-Écrite, Ilet-à-malheur…