Cluster · Saint-Gilles
Boucan Canot
North-beach cluster: a busy beach at the foot of the cliffs; the sea is rough, so look and check the flags before any swim.
28″ bags
painful
Time budget
90m
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 6′
Places
0
Rules in force · 8Swim only inside the lagoon or in supervised zones and ob…Sand, kerbs and heat
- Réunion ↗Réunion is French and in the EU but outside the Schengen area: a Schengen visa does not automatically cover it. Check the French government's entry rules for Réunion for your passport.
- Réunion ↗Swimming and surfing are restricted on much of the coast because of shark risk; swim only in the lagoon and supervised zones.
- Réunion ↗Access to Piton de la Fournaise closes during eruptions and alerts; check the prefecture's current status before you go.
- West coast ↗Swim only in the lagoon and supervised zones; shark-risk bans are enforced along the coast.
- Saint-Gilles ↗Swim only inside the lagoon or in supervised zones and obey the flags and local bans: shark risk restricts swimming and surfing on most of the coast.
- Saint-Gilles ↗Sand, kerbs and heat: large suitcases go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Saint-Gilles ↗A hire car is how most visitors reach anything beyond the coast strip: book it before you fly and confirm the desk stays open for your flight. Public buses exist but timetables are not assumed here.
- Saint-Gilles ↗Cyclone season runs roughly December to March: alerts can close roads, trails and flights; follow the prefecture and Météo-France.
Map to the centre
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Bound and physics
Boucan Canot beach and the road along it.
- Slope
- gentle
- Stairs
- Few
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- sand and paved road
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Beach-front café seating (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
B — Beach toilets and showers (field-verify)
toilet · valid: always
C — Car-park shade (field-verify)
shelter · valid: always
D — Roadside snack stand (field-verify)
food · valid: always
E — Hotel lobby (AC, field-verify)
ac · seated_rest · toilet · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 6′, worst cell 6′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
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Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gilles port and seafront | Car south | ~10 min | flat |
Red lines here
- Boucan Canot: strong sea; do not swim unless the beach is officially open for it.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.