Pailles
Pailles is a suburb in Moka District, Mauritius and has about 10,600 residents. Pailles is situated nearby to the quarter Morcellement Raffray, as well as near Morcellement Le Rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 10,600 residents
- Description: human settlement in Mauritius
- Also known as: “mauvilac” and “Pailles Village”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aapravasi Ghat and National Library of Mauritius.
Aapravasi Ghat
Protected area
Photo: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aapravasi Ghat is a building complex located in Port Louis, Mauritius, the first British colony to receive indentured, or contracted, labour workforce from many countries. Aapravasi Ghat is situated 3½ km north of Pailles.
National Library of Mauritius
Library
The National Library of the Republic of Mauritius is the national library of Mauritius. It has been entrusted by law as the national institution responsible for collecting, bibliographically recording, preserving and making available the nation's collective… National Library of Mauritius is situated 3 km north of Pailles.
Blue Penny Museum
Museum
The Blue Penny Museum a museum dedicated to history and art of Mauritius, is situated at Caudan Waterfront in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius. It opened in November 2001. Blue Penny Museum is situated 3 km north of Pailles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coromandel and Port Louis.
Coromandel
Suburb
Coromandel is a suburb of the Municipality of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill in the Republic of Mauritius. It is a three-border region located at the edge of the Plaine Wilhems, Port Louis and Black River Districts. Coromandel is situated 2½ km west of Pailles.
Port Louis
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius, and with around 150,000 inhabitants the island nation's most populous city. Sitting in a bay surrounded by mountains, Port Louis is a lively and modern city also with charming districts from colonial times.
Caudan Waterfront
Quarter
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Caudan Waterfront is a commercial development in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius. It includes shops, banking facilities, casinos, cinemas, restaurants, a marina and a five star hotel. Caudan Waterfront is situated 3 km north of Pailles.
Pailles
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Moka District, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-20.18862° or 20° 11′ 19″ southLongitude
57.49199° or 57° 29′ 31″ eastPopulation
10,600Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)United Nations Location Code
MU PAIOpen location code
5HFVRF6R+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 9280540366OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pailles” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pailles”
- Dutch: “Pailles”
- Hungarian: “Pailles”
- Irish: “Pailles”
- Polish: “Pailles”
- Swedish: “Pailles”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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