Îlet à Ramiers

It is cone-shaped and rises 43 metres above sea level. It has a small sandy cove and a pontoon.

Covering an area of 3 hectares, it is occupied by two shelters and the remains of a fort built in the 18th century between 1740 and 1746 and listed as a historic monument. Formerly owned by the French Navy, it is used as military land and is prohibited to the unregulated public.

In 1708, the islet was used as a quarantine ground during the yellow fever epidemic.

In terms of fauna and flora:

A colony of Caribbean iguanas (Iguana delicatissa) has been introduced. For this purpose, it benefits from a biotope protection order for the conservation of the Lesser Antilles iguana.

The Ramiers islet is striking for its great heterogeneity, which could serve as an example of restoration of eroded dry areas. The tree appearance is the main feature of the landscape component of this islet.

On the east side, there are mapous, pear trees, chops, grand-cosmaya, wooden soaps, woodwindows and the bastard tamarind tree in small islands. Next to the fortress, there is a silk-cotton tree and a population of Cratevia tapia.

On the wildlife side:
Lizards (anolis, soldiers), crabs (zagayacs, touloulous, krab tè) and insects (pou-bois) are the main species observed. In birds, pipiris and savannah thrushes have been recorded, as have other protected species such as the crested hummingbird and the sugar bird.

It is possible to visit it as a tourist attraction.

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