Anse aux Anglais
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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,"[1] is apparently linked with the fact that English troops landed on its beach in 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars between France and Great Britain.
French writer of Mauritian origin, Jean-Marie G. Le Clézio situated the plot of his book le Chercheur d’or in this village.
The village is about 2 km from the main location, Port Mathurin. The main economic activities are tourism and fishing.
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- ^ Anse is a French word for a small bay.
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