Réunion
Overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean
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| March 2025 | Cyclone Garance struck Réunion, causing extensive damage with winds up to 230 km/h. The cyclone killed at least four people, left over 160,000 without power, and caused flash floods, mudslides, and structural damage. French Prime Minister François Bayrou urged caution during the crisis. |
| 2025 | French naval aviation planned to replace the Eurocopter AS565 Panther helicopter with an AS 365N Dauphin helicopter. |
| 2025 | Le Malin coast guard vessel is scheduled to be replaced by Auguste Techer, a new Félix Éboué class patrol vessel. |
| 2024 | Réunion Open tennis tournament singles and doubles champions: Tharun Mannepalli (Men's singles from India), Tasnim Mir (Women's singles from India), Julien Maio and William Villeger (Men's doubles from France), Kaho Osawa and Mai Tanabe (Women's doubles from Japan), and Julien Maio and Léa Palermo (Mixed doubles from France). |
| 2024 | JS Saint-Pierroise won the 2024 Réunion Premier League championship, finishing first with 100 points after 26 matches, scoring 68 goals and conceding only 7. |
| 2024 | Trois-Bassins FC and ASC Grands Bois (Saint-Pierre) were relegated from the Réunion Premier League after finishing in the bottom two positions with 52 points each. |
| 2024 | AS Excelsior (Saint-Joseph) secured second place in the league with 78 points, completing 26 matches with 15 wins. |
| 2024 | One of the three local daily newspapers closed |
| July 31 2024 | Journal de l'île de La Réunion was placed into bankruptcy (judicial liquidation) |
| 2023 | Réunion national football team won a silver medal at the Indian Ocean Island Games. |
| 2023 | Competed in the African Mixed Team Championships, entered knockout stages for the first time by defeating Botswana in the group stage and finishing second in their group. Eventually lost in the quarter-finals to Algeria. |
| 2023 | Unemployment reached its lowest level in 45 years at 19.0%. |
| July 2 2023 | Most recent eruption of Piton de la Fournaise volcano, continuing its pattern of frequent volcanic activity. |
| 2022 | The inaugural Réunion Open badminton tournament was held, marking the first edition of this international badminton championship in Réunion. The tournament was recognized as part of the Badminton World Federation's International Challenge and the Badminton Confederation of Africa's circuit. |
| 2022 | Réunion national badminton women's team lost to South Africa and Mauritius in the group stage of the African Women's Team Championships. |
| 2022 | Réunion men's badminton team reached the quarter-finals of the African Men's Team Championships but were defeated 3-2 by Mauritius. |
| 2022 | French Air Force demonstrated regional military capability by deploying two Rafale fighter aircraft to Réunion, supported by an A330 MRTT Phénix tanker from France for a regional exercise. |
| January 30 2022 | The warmest day on record was set, beating the previous record from 2021. At the cold pole of La Réunion (Gite de Bellecombe), a maximum temperature was recorded that exceeded the previous year's record. |
| 2021 | Participated in the African Mixed Team Championships in Group A with Algeria and Zambia, but failed to advance to the knockout round. |
| 2021 | A temperature record was set at Gite de Bellecombe, which was later surpassed in the following year. |
| 2020 | Réunion was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing a massive recession of -4.2%, the largest on record. |
| July 29 2020 | Chantal Manès-Bonnisseau was appointed Rector of the Académie de La Réunion and Chancellor of Universities during the Council of Ministers. |
| July 16 2020 | Vêlayoudom Marimoutou took office as secretary general of the Indian Ocean Commission. |
| 2019 | End of national team career for Sébastien K'Bidy |
| 2019 | Réunion won the Indian Ocean Island Games, beating Mauritius on penalties with goalkeeper Mathieu Pélops saving all five attempts in the penalty shoot-out. |
| 2019 | Réunion national badminton women's team were runners-up at the Indian Ocean Island Games women's team event. |
| 2019 | The economy recovered slightly, growing to 2.2%, with the GDP estimated at 19.5 billion euros. |
| 2019 | Écran jeunes holds its 25th edition, and the Festival du Film Court de Saint-Pierre has its 3rd edition, directed by Armand Dauphin. |
| 2019 | A light rail system was proposed to connect Le Barachois with Roland Garros Airport, aiming to improve transportation infrastructure on the island of Réunion. |
| 2019 | Census showed 100,493 Metropolitan Frenchmen living in Réunion, and 130,662 natives of Réunion living in Metropolitan France (representing 15.7% of Réunion's native population) |
| 2018 | The Réunionese economy slowed down, growing at only 1.7%, partly due to the yellow vests protests that paralyzed economic activity. |
| 2017 | A Queen bee was smuggled into the island, bringing Varroa destructor mites, which spread rapidly across Réunion within 4.5 months and dramatically increased annual bee colony deaths from 0.6% to 64%. |
| December 17 2017 | The 2017 Réunion Premier League season concluded, completing the 68th edition of the league since its establishment in 1950. |
| July 14 2017 | The 68th season of the Réunion Premier League commenced, marking the start of the professional football league's annual competition in Réunion. |
| 2016 | Réunion men's badminton team competed in the Africa Men's Team Championships. They were drawn in Group A with South Africa, Mauritius, and Zimbabwe. The team lost 4-1 to South Africa and 3-2 to Mauritius, ultimately finishing third in their group after defeating Zimbabwe 5-0. |
| 2016 | Réunion national badminton women's team competed in the Africa Women's Team Championships but were eliminated in the group stages. |
| 2016 | The Badminton World Federation granted Ligue Nouvelle du Badminton Réunionnais association membership, enabling Réunion's national players to compete under the Reunion flag in international tournaments and qualify for team events like the Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, and Sudirman Cup. |
| 2015 | End of national team careers for Gérard Hubert and William Mounoussamy |
| 2015 | Anjy Vardapin and Alexandre Loricourt join the national team, marking the continuation of the team's roster |
| 2015 | Réunion won the Indian Ocean Island Games, beating Mayotte 3–1 in the final. |
| 2014 | Economic growth returned to Réunion, with the economy growing by an average of 2.9% per year in real terms until 2017. |
| 2014 | The 10th and final edition of the Réunion Film Festival takes place, in partnership with TEAT Champ Fleuri in Saint-Denis and the city of Saint-Paul. |
| 2013 | One of the daily newspapers transitioned to online-only publication |
| 2013 | Réunion achieved 35% of its electricity production from renewable energy sources, despite having an overall energy dependency rate exceeding 85%. |
| July 2013 | Prefect Michel Lalande announced a ban on swimming, surfing, and bodyboarding off more than half of La Réunion's coast, and initiated a culling program of 45 bull sharks and 45 tiger sharks in response to shark attacks. |
| 2012 | Several key players conclude their national team careers, including Johan Lionel, Gaël Payet, Éric Farro, and Nicolas Hoarau |
| 2012 | Réunion won the Coupe de l'Outre-Mer, defeating French Guiana (2–0), Saint Pierre and Miquelon (10–0), and Guadeloupe (2–1), before beating Martinique 10–9 on penalties in the final. |
| 2012 | Baccalaureate results were 81.4%, slightly below the national average of 84.5%. |
| 2012 | At the start of the school year, Réunion Island had 522 pre-school or primary schools (including 26 private schools), 82 secondary schools (including six private schools), 32 general and technological high schools (including three private schools), and 15 vocational schools (including two private schools). |
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