Quatre Bornes (), also known as ''La Ville des Fleurs'' (The City of Flowers), is a town in

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, located mainly in the

Plaines Wilhems District Plaines Wilhems () is a district of Mauritius. It is the most populous district, with an estimated population of 366,506 at the end of 2018. The district is mainly urban; it consists of four towns, the village of Midlands and part of two other v ...

. Its western part lies in the

Rivière Noire District Rivière Noire () or Black River () is a district on the western side of the island of Mauritius. Rivière Noire translates to Black River. This region receives less rainfall than the others. The district has an area of and the population was es ...

. The town is administered by the Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes. Situated between the towns of Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill and

Vacoas-Phoenix Vacoas-Phoenix () also known as French language, French: ''Villes Jumelles'' (Twin Cities), is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District. The town is administered by the Municipal ...

, Quatre Bornes is linked by roads to the north, east, south and west of Mauritius. According to the census made by

Statistics Mauritius Statistics Mauritius, formerly known as the Central Statistics Office (CSO) until 2000, is the national statistical agency of Mauritius. It operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and is responsible for all ...

in 2015, the population of the town was at 77,308.

History

In 1721, Wilhem Leicknig of

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n origin settled on the island then known as Isle de France, the district of Plaines Wilhems was named after him. In 1740, French cartographer Guyomar drew the "Quartiers des Plaines Wilhems" where Quatre Bornes was shown as a forest which was slowly being colonised. Joseph François Charpentier de Cossigny named his region Palma and Governor Antoine Desforges Boucher named his region Bassin in 1764. During the British period, the railway line was introduced in 1864, the region of Plaines-Wilhems started developed rapidly with the migration of people from coastal regions. Quatre Bornes was proclaimed a village in 1890, then proclaimed "Town" under Governor Harman in 1896. The Bassin and Palma state was annexed to the Town of Quatre Bornes in 1967. In 1987, the region of La source was annexed to the town of Quatre Bornes. In the 1980s and 1990s, a period of rapid commercial development started.

Politics

For the

general elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ...

the town is classified within the '' Constituency No.18 Belle Rose and Quatre Bornes''. For several past general elections the Nomination Centre has been located within Baichoo Madhoo Government School. The Municipal Town Council of Quatre Bornes has 20 members. The town has five wards, each returning four councillors. During the 2025 municipal elections, Alliance du Changement won all council seats. Following the election, the council elected Labour Party members Ruddy Bryan Kennoo as mayor and Jameel Foondun as deputy mayor.

Education

Schools in Quatre Bornes include 12 secondary schools and 9 primary schools which are either state owned or private institutions. Secondary institutions include the College Sainte-Marie,

Collège du Saint-Esprit The Collège du Saint Esprit is a private catholic secondary school in Mauritius. It is one of the most prestigious and competitive secondary education institutions in the country. The school consists of a boys-only department in Quatre Bornes w ...

, Dr. Regis Chaperon State Secondary School, Eden College Boys, Eden College Girls, Gaëtan Raynal State College, Islamic Cultural College, Loreto College Quatre Bornes, Palma State Secondary School, Patten College Boys, Quatre Bornes State Secondary School and Sodnac State Secondary School. Primary schools include Baichoo Madhoo Government School, Emilienne Rochecouste Government School (GS), Beau Séjour GS, Candos GS, Louis Nellan GS, Palma GS, Remy Ollier GS, Chooroomoney GS, Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo GS and Sookun Gaya GS.

Sports

The town is home to the Guy Rozemont Football Stadium, the team of the town is the AS Quatre Bornes.

Suburbs

The town of Quatre Bornes is divided into different regions. * Bassin * Belle Rose * Berthaud * Candos * Centre Ville *

Ébène Ébène () is a suburb of Quatre Bornes, Mauritius, south of the capital, Port Louis. Construction began in November 2001, with the suburb being promoted as a new information technology hub for Mauritius and as a link between African and Asian ma ...

* Bassin * La Louise * Residence Kennedy * La Source * Palma * Pellegrin * Pierrefonds * Sodnac * St Jean * Trianon * Vieux Quatre Bornes

Twin towns – sister cities

Quatre Bornes is twinned with: * Ambalavao, Madagascar *

Daqing Daqing () is a prefecture-level city in the west of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. The name literally means "Great Celebration" and refers to the tenth anniversary of the PRC. Daqing is known as the "Oil Capital of China" a ...

, China * Saint-Benoît, Réunion, France

References

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