▁K pal im é , ▁pre occup ied ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁by ▁the ▁war . ▁Following ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Vers a illes ▁( 2 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 9 ), ▁they ▁c eded ▁the ▁town ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁Set ▁in ▁fert ile ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁K pal im é ▁was ▁an ▁ideal ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁pre - export ▁storage ▁of ▁cro ps . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁factor ▁in ▁its ▁growth , ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁colon izers ▁giving ▁K pal im é ▁progress ively ▁greater ▁aut onomy , ▁with ▁its ▁status ▁changing ▁from ▁" ind igen ous ▁commune " ▁( 1 9 3 9 ), ▁to ▁" m ixed ▁commune " ▁( 1 9 5 1 ) ▁and ▁finally ▁" comm une " ▁( 1 9 5 9 ). ▁ ▁Tour ism ▁ ▁K pal im é ▁is ▁a ▁tour ist ▁destination ▁for ▁its ▁natural ▁environment ▁and ▁tropical ▁climate . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁centre ▁for ▁expl oring ▁nearby ▁Mount ▁Ag ou , ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁in ▁T ogo , ▁and ▁Mount ▁Kl oto , ▁from ▁which ▁there ▁are ▁distant ▁views ▁of ▁Lake ▁Vol ta ▁on ▁a ▁clear ▁day . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁surrounding ▁coun tr ys ide ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁several ▁water falls ▁( at ▁Tom eg be , ▁K po eta , ▁Wo atti , ▁W oma , ▁Y k pa , ▁Ak low a , ▁K p ima ▁and ▁Am ega pe ) ▁that ▁cas cade ▁down ▁from