Anse aux Anglais

Anse aux Anglais or English Bay is a small coastal village located in the north of the Mauritian island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. Its name, French for "English Bay,"[1] is apparently linked with the fact that English troops landed on its beach in 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars between France and Great Britain.

Anse aux Anglais
Coordinates: 19°40′S 63°26′E
Country Mauritius
IslandRodrigues
Time zoneUTC+4 (MUT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+5
ClimateAw

French writer of Mauritian origin, J. M. G. Le Clézio situated the plot of his book Le Chercheur d’or in this village.

The village is about 2 km from the main location, Port Mathurin. The main economic activities are tourism and fishing.

Notes

  1. Anse is a French word for a small bay.

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