Baie aux Huîtres

Baie aux Huîtres is a coastal village located on the Mauritian island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. It has approximately 2,500 inhabitants, living in various neighborhoods such as Acacias, Pointe la Gueule, Allée Tamarin, La Bonté, Terre Madoff, and Grand Bois Noir.

Type: Village with 2,500 residents
Description: human settlement in Mauritius
Also known as: “Baie aux Huitres” and “Oyster Bay”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Mathurin and Anse aux Anglais.

Port Mathurin

Town

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The village of Port Mathurin serves as the capital of the island of Rodrigues, a dependency of Mauritius. Most of the population of Rodrigues is settled close to or in the city.

Anse aux Anglais

Village

Photo: Dunog, Public domain.

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," 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 is situated 3½ km northeast of Baie aux Huîtres.

Baie aux Huîtres

Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Rodrigues, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude

-19.69311° or 19° 41′ 35″ south

Longitude

63.4083° or 63° 24′ 30″ east

Population

2,500

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

5JG58C45+Q8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6378936822

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

1547471

Wikidata ID

Q2879542

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Baie aux Huîtres” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Baie aux Huîtres”
Dutch: “Baie aux Huîtres”
French: “Baie aux Huitres”
French: “Baie aux huîtres”
French: “Baie aux Huîtres”
French: “Baie Aux Huîtres”
Hungarian: “Baie aux Huitres”
Hungarian: “Baie aux Huîtres”
Swedish: “Baie aux Huîtres”

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