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Belle Vue Harel is a village in
Mauritius Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Ag ...
that is located in the
Pamplemousses District Pamplemousses () is a districts of Mauritius, district of Mauritius, located in the northwest of the island, and is one of the most densely populated parts of the island. The name of the district comes from the French word for grapefruits. The di ...
in the northern part of the island. It is located next to Plaine des Papayes village. It is part of the larger Plaine des Papayes area which as of 2011 had 7,607 inhabitants. The village is the site of the
Stade Anjalay The Anjalay Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Belle Vue Harel, Pamplemousses District, Mauritius. At present, it mostly hosts football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a footbal ...
, which is a prominent football venue for the nation, with the national football team and two top division teams ( Pamplemousses SC, AS Rivière du Rempart) being resident.
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...
is also accommodated at the stadium and the 1992 African Championships in Athletics was held in the village.


History

Significant strikes by Indo Mauritian sugarcane field labourers escalated into deadly riots in the fields of the Belle Vue Harel Sugar Estate on 27 September 1943 during
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. This event became known as the Belle Vue Harel massacre.


References

Populated places in Mauritius {{Mauritius-geo-stub