Grand Baie (or sometimes Grand Bay) is a coastal village in
Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Ag ...
located mainly in the
Rivière du Rempart District
Rivière, La Rivière, or Les Rivières (French for "river") may refer to:
Places Belgium
* Rivière, Profondeville, a village
Canada
* La Rivière, Manitoba, a community
* Les Rivières (Quebec City), a borough
France
* La Rivière, Giro ...
. The western part of the village lies inside the
Pamplemousses District
Pamplemousses () is a districts of Mauritius, district of Mauritius, located in the northwest of the island, and is one of the most densely populated parts of the island. The name of the district comes from the French word for grapefruits. The di ...
. The village is administered by the Grand Baie Village Council under the aegis of the Rivière du Rempart District Council.
According to the census by
Statistics Mauritius
Statistics Mauritius, formerly known as the Central Statistics Office (CSO) until 2000, is the national statistical agency of Mauritius. It operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and is responsible for all ...
in 2011, the population was at 11,910.
Grand-Baie La Croisette is the third shopping mall built in Mauritius. It is owned by MaxCity Properties. There was a gruesome accident on an escalator in the shopping mall on 23 November 2024.
Gallery
File:Grand Baie, La Cuvette Beach.jpg, La Cuvette Beach
File:Grand_Baie,_Shiv_Kalyannath_Mandir.JPG, Hindu temple
File:Grand Baie, Vadapazhanee Murugan Kovil.jpg, Tamil hindu temple
File:Grand Baie, Vadapazhanee Murugan Kovil, front.jpg, Tamil hindu temple
File:Grand Baie, catholic church, (1).JPG, Catholic church
File:Grand_Baie,_Adolphe_de_Plevitz_State_Secondary_School.jpg, Secondary School
File:Grand Baie, Public Library, 1865.jpg, Public library
File:Straße grand-Baie 2019-09-27 3.jpg, Street view
See also
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Districts of Mauritius
The Districts of the Republic of Mauritius are the second-level administrative divisions after the Outer Islands of Mauritius.
Mauritius Island
Mauritius Island is divided into nine districts which consist of one city, four towns, and 130 vi ...
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List of places in Mauritius
This is a list of populated places in Mauritius and Agaléga.
Mauritius
Cities
Towns
Villages
Agaléga
See also
* Outer islands of Mauritius
* Districts of Mauritius
* Geography of Mauritius
* ISO 3166-2:MU
Refere ...
References
Populated places in Mauritius
Rivière du Rempart District
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