Grand Bois, Mauritius
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Grand Bois | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Grand Bois | |
| Coordinates: 20°25′08″S 57°32′39″E / 20.41889°S 57.54417°E | |
| Country |  Mauritius |
| Districts | Savanne District |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,982 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MUT) |
| Area code | 230 |
| ISO 3166 code | MU |
Grand Bois is a village located in the Savanne District of Mauritius. According to the 2015 census by Statistics Mauritius, the population was 7,982. As from 2025 the chairman of the village council is Mr Mouhinuddin Rujee[1]
Grand Bois village was formerly known as Bois Le Grand after Mr. Le Grand who owned most of the land in this region and also because there were dense forests nearby. Slowly people started calling the locality as " Le Grand Bois " and finally "Grand Bois". A street opposite the village's primary school still bears the name Le Grand Branch Road.
Localities
The localities of Kanaka, Mexico and Camp Bananes form part of the Grand Bois Village area. It is also surrounded by other villages which form part of Savanne District such as La Flora in the north[3] and Bois Chéri in the west[4] which are well known for tea plantations.[5] On the east of Grand Bois there is the village of Rivière Du Poste and further south the village of Britannia is located.
Tourist attractions
Trou Kanaka is an extinct volcanic crater which is found north-west from the village of Grand Bois and is considered a tourist attraction.[6]
Grand Bassin is an extinct volcano which is found 8 kilometres in the west of Grand Bois.[7]
