Tucked away in the Camélias quarter on the outskirts of Saint-Denis, on Reunion Island, the Château Morange was built during the mid-19th century. Initiated by Prosper Morange and involving an entrepreneur F. Chatel, it was one of the grand houses built by Reunion's wealthy bourgeoisie on the city's outskirts. Stylistically, it resembles the Musée Léon-Dierx, Rue de Paris, and the demeure Lauratet, Rue A. de Villeneuve. After the collapse of the sugarcane industry in the 1860s, the Château Morange served as a prison for famous exiles, including Abdelkrim al-Khattabi (Abd-Del-Krim) between 1926 and 1929. Today, it is used as a Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture, with a 110-seat theater.
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