Quatre Bornes

Quatre Bornes (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [kat(ʁe) boːn]), also known as La Ville des Fleurs (The City of Flowers), is a town in Mauritius, located mainly in the Plaines Wilhems District. Its western part lies in the Rivière Noire District. The town is administered by the Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes. Situated between the towns of Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill and Vacoas-Phoenix, Quatre Bornes is linked by roads to the north, east, south and west of Mauritius. According to the census made by Statistics Mauritius in 2015, the population of the town was at 77,308.^[2]

Quatre Bornes La Ville des Fleurs
Town
Quatre Bornes
Aerial view of Quatre Bornes in 2011
Flag Seal
Motto(s):  "URBS - FLORIDA" (English for "Flowery")
Quatre Bornes Municipal Council location
Coordinates: 20°15′55.29″S 57°28′44.59″E
Country	Mauritius
District	Plaines Wilhems
Settled	1721
Government [1]
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Dooshiant Ramluckhun
• Deputy Mayor	Pamela Ayacanoo
Area
• Total	25.45 km2 (9.83 sq mi)
Elevation	313 m (1,027 ft)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	77,308
• Rank	5th in Mauritius
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (MUT)
Post Code	72249
Airport	Plaisance Airport (distanced approximately 29 km)
Climate	Am
Website	Municipal Council Website

History

In 1721, Wilhem Leicknig of Prussian origin settled on the island then known as Isle de France, the district of Plaines Wilhems was named after him. In 1740, French cartographer Guyomar drew the "Quartiers des Plaines Wilhems" where Quatre Bornes was shown as a forest which was slowly being colonised. Joseph François Charpentier de Cossigny named his region Palma and Governor Antoine Desforges Boucher named his region Bassin in 1764. During the British period, the railway line was introduced in 1864, the region of Plaines-Wilhems started developed rapidly with the migration of people from coastal regions. Quatre Bornes was proclaimed a village in 1890, then proclaimed "Town" under Governor Harman in 1896. The Bassin and Palma state was annexed to the Town of Quatre Bornes in 1967. In 1987, the region of La source was annexed to the town of Quatre Bornes. In the 1980s and 1990s, a period of rapid commercial development started.^[3][4]

Politics

For the general elections the town is classified within the Constituency No.18 Belle Rose and Quatre Bornes. For several past general elections the Nomination Centre has been located within Baichoo Madhoo Government School.^[5]

Education

Main article: Education in Mauritius

Schools in Quatre Bornes include 12 secondary schools and 9 primary schools which are either state owned or private institutions.

Secondary institutions include the College Sainte-Marie, Collège du Saint-Esprit, Dr. Regis Chaperon State Secondary School, Eden College Boys, Eden College Girls, Gaëtan Raynal State College, Islamic Cultural College, Loreto College Quatre Bornes, Palma State Secondary School, Patten College Boys, Quatre Bornes State Secondary School and Sodnac State Secondary School.^[6]

Primary schools include Baichoo Madhoo Government School, Emilienne Rochecouste Government School (GS), Beau Séjour GS, Candos GS, Louis Nellan GS, Palma GS, Remy Ollier GS, Chooroomoney GS, Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo GS and Sookun Gaya GS.^[7]

Sports

The town is home to the Guy Rozemont Football Stadium, the team of the town is the AS Quatre Bornes.

Suburbs

The town of Quatre Bornes is divided into different regions.^[8][9]

• Bassin
• Belle Rose
• Berthaud
• Candos
• Centre Ville
• Ébène
• Bassin
• La Louise
• Residence Kennedy
• La Source
• Palma
• Pellegrin
• Pierrefonds
• Sodnac
• St Jean
• Trianon
• Vieux Quatre Bornes

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Mauritius

Quatre Bornes is twinned with:^[10]

• Ambalavao, Madagascar
• Daqing, China
• Saint-Benoît, Réunion, France

See also

• List of places in Mauritius

References

1. "Municipal & District Councils in Mauritius". Government of Mauritius. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Statistics Mauritius: Demography Unit (2018). "DIGEST OF DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS 2018" (PDF). Dec. Government of Mauritius: 33. Retrieved 21 May 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "History of Quatre Bornes". Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
4. "3.1 Historical development of the town". Annual Report for Financial Year 2018/2019 (PDF). The Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes. 12 May 2020. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
5. "Législatives 2019: découvrez la liste complète des Nomination Centres". Defimedia. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
6. "List of Secondary Schools". Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
7. "List of Primary Schools". Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
8. Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands. "Local Government Act 2011" (PDF). Government of Mauritius: 768–770. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
9. "Maps of Quatre Bornes". Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
10. "QUATRE-BORNES—RÉUNION DU CONSEIL: Les jumelages remis en question" (in French). Le Mauricien. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2020.