Plaine Magnien is a village in southeast

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

located in the

Grand Port District Grand Port () is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island. The name means "large port" in French. The district has an area of 260.3 km2 and the population estimate was at 112,997 as of 31 December 2015. History Grand Po ...

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The sole airport of Mauritius,

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, is located in the village of Plaine Magnien. In addition, it is the birthplace of the former

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of Mauritius,

Dayendranath Burrenchobay Sir Dayendranath Burrenchobay, KBE, CMG, CVO, GCSK, (24 March 1919 – 29 March 1999) was born in Plaine Magnien, Mauritius and served as the fourth governor-general of Mauritius. Early life and education Dayendranath Burrenchobay grew u ...

. Plaine Magnien has an all girls State Secondary School,

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. Saint Esprit Prestige Store, one of the most popular retail store of the village, is found on the main road near the Mauritius Commercial bank.

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Car rental Mauritius
Pingouin Car Rental Mauritius Agency at SSR International Airport, Plaine Magnien, Mauritius.

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Grand Port District Populated places in Mauritius {{Mauritius-geo-stub

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