tə ðə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ʌv ðɪs kˈɑːmjuːn bᵻlˈɔŋz ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə sˈɜːk ʌv mˈæfeɪt, ɐ kɑːldˈɛɹə ʌvðə dˈoːɹmənt pˈɪtən dˈɛs nˈiːdʒᵻz vɑːlkˈeɪnoʊ.
To the territory of this commune belongs the major part of the Cirque of Mafate, a caldera of the dormant Piton des Neiges volcano.