Piton Babet, Coastal summit in Saint-Joseph, Réunion Island, France.
Piton Babet is a peak standing 111 meters above sea level on Réunion Island. It sits on the left bank of Remparts River within Saint-Joseph municipality.
The peak was originally called Piton Saladin before being renamed in the 1950s to honor Raphaël Babet. He served as mayor of Saint-Joseph from 1947 to 1957.
A mausoleum with a bas-relief portrait created by sculptor Georges Guiraud stands at the summit, containing the remains of Raphaël Babet since 1960.
The summit stands 111 metres above the sea, between Saint-Joseph town centre to the north and the Indian Ocean to the south, on the left bank of the Rivière des Remparts. The ruins of the Piton sugar factory, with the Le Piton chimney still standing, separate the peak from the river. The Caverne des Hirondelles opens at the southern base of the hill.
The cave at the southern foot is called Caverne des Hirondelles, after the swallows (hirondelles) that gave it its name. It opens at the base of the 111-metre peak, on the left bank of the Rivière des Remparts, below the ruins of the old Piton sugar factory and its surviving chimney, Le Piton.
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