Le Hochet
Le Hochet is a village located in the Pamplemousses District of Mauritius. According to the 2011 census, the population was 15,034.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aapravasi Ghat and Citadelle de Port-Louis.
Aapravasi Ghat
Protected area
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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 4 km southwest of Le Hochet.
Citadelle de Port-Louis
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Citadelle de Port-Louis is situated 4 km southwest of Le Hochet.
Jummah Mosque
Mosque
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The Jummah Mosque formerly "Mosque of the Arabs", is a mosque in Port Louis, Mauritius dating from the 1850s. The building combines Indian, Creole and Islamic architecture. The Jummah Mosque houses the remains of Jamal Shah in a marble tomb next to the mosque. Jummah Mosque is situated 4 km southwest of Le Hochet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sainte-Croix and Baie du Tombeau.
Sainte-Croix
Suburb
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Sainte-Croix is a suburb of the capital city, Port Louis, in Mauritius, an independent island in the Indian Ocean. It is most famous for its association with the Roman Catholic beatus Jacques-Désiré Laval, who worked in Sainte-Croix as a missionary from 1841 until his death in 1864.
Baie du Tombeau
Town
Baie du Tombeau is a village in Mauritius located in the Pamplemousses District, situated near the Rivière du Tombeau. The village is administered by the Baie du Tombeau Village Council under the aegis of the Pamplemousses District Council. Baie du Tombeau is situated 3½ km northwest of Le Hochet.
Port Louis
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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.
Le Hochet
- Type: Village with 15,700 residents
- Description: village in Mauritius
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Pamplemousses, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-20.13291° or 20° 7′ 59″ southLongitude
57.52865° or 57° 31′ 43″ eastPopulation
15,700Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
5HFVVG8H+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 12462602209OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1106809Wikidata ID
Q11753375
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