Plaine Magnien (formerly known as Plaisance) is a village in southeast

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 ...

located in the

Grand Port District Grand Port () is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island. The name means "large port" in French. The district has an area of 260.3 km2 and the estimated population was 112,997, as of 31 December 2015. History Grand Po ...

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The main airport of Mauritius,

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport ( French: ''Aéroport International Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam'') is the primary international airport serving the island nation of Mauritius. It is located at Plaine Magnien, southeast of the c ...

, is located in the village of Plaine Magnien. In addition, it is the birthplace of the former

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of Mauritius,

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. Plaine Magnien has an all-girls State Secondary School,

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. Saint Esprit Prestige Store, one of the most popular retail store of the village, is on the main road near the Mauritius Commercial bank.

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Grand Port District Populated places in Mauritius {{Mauritius-geo-stub

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