Quatre Bornes
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Quatre Bornes
| official_name = Quatre Bornes
| native_name = La Ville des Fleurs
| native_name_lang = "fr"
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = 2011-06-25 13-31-51 Mauritius Plaines Wilhems Camp Roches.jpg
| image_caption = Aerial view of Quatre Bornes in 2011
| image_flag = Flag of Quatre Bornes.svg
| flag_size = 150px
| image_seal = Coat of arms of Quatre-Bornes.svg
| seal_size = 80px
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| motto = "URBS - FLORIDA"
(English for "Flowery")
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| pushpin_label = Quatre Bornes
| pushpin_map_caption = Municipal Council location
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Mauritius}} Mauritius
| subdivision_type1 = District
| subdivision_name1 = Plaines Wilhems
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| established_title = Settled
| established_date = 1721
| government_type = Municipality
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Dooshiant Ramluckhun
| leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor
| leader_name1 = Pamela Ayacanoo
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| area_total_km2 = 25.45
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| elevation_ft = 1027
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| population_total = 77,308
| population_as_of = 2018
| population_rank = 5th in Mauritius
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = MUT
| utc_offset1 = +4
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| postal_code_type = Post Code
| postal_code = 72249
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| blank_name = Airport
| blank_info = Plaisance Airport (distanced approximately 29 km)
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| website = {{URL|http://www.qb.mu|Municipal Council Website}}
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Quatre Bornes ({{IPA|mfe|kat(ʁe) boːn}}), also known as La Ville des Fleurs (The City of Flowers), is a town in Mauritius, located mainly in the Plaines Wilhems District. Its western part lies in the Rivière Noire District. The town is administered by the Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes. Situated between the towns of Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill and Vacoas-Phoenix, Quatre Bornes is linked by roads to the north, east, south and west of Mauritius. According to the census made by Statistics Mauritius in 2015, the population of the town was at 77,308.
History
In 1721, Wilhem Leicknig of Prussian 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.{{cite web |title=History of Quatre Bornes |url=https://www.qb.mu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=201&Itemid=216&lang=en |website=Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes |access-date=13 July 2021}}{{cite book |title=Annual Report for Financial Year 2018/2019 |date=12 May 2020 |publisher=The Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes |pages=5–6 |url=https://www.qb.mu/files/2020/ANNUAL_REPORT_2018-2019.pdf |access-date=13 July 2021 |chapter=3.1 Historical development of the town}}
Politics
For the 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.{{cite web |title=Législatives 2019: découvrez la liste complète des Nomination Centres |url=https://defimedia.info/legislatives-2019-decouvrez-la-liste-complete-des-nomination-centres |publisher=Defimedia |access-date=2019-10-07}}
Education
{{Main|Education in Mauritius}}
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, 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.{{cite web |title=List of Secondary Schools |url=https://education.govmu.org/Pages/Education%20Sectors/Secondary%20Education/State-Secondary-Schools.aspx |publisher=Government of Mauritius |access-date=2020-09-26}}
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.{{cite web |title=List of Primary Schools |url=https://education.govmu.org/Pages/Education%20Sectors/Primary/Primary-List.aspx |publisher=Government of Mauritius |access-date=2020-09-26}}
Sports
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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.{{cite journal|url=http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/mlge/files/lga2011.pdf |publisher=Government of Mauritius |title=Local Government Act 2011 |pages=768–770 |author=Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands |access-date=29 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114132142/http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/mlge/files/lga2011.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2012 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.qb.mu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=194:maps-of-quatre-bornes&catid=40&Itemid=204&lang=en | website=Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes | title=Maps of Quatre Bornes | access-date=2021-07-13 }}
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- Bassin
- Belle Rose
- Berthaud
- Candos
- Centre Ville
- Ébène
- Bassin
- La Louise
- Residence Kennedy
- La Source
- Palma
- Pellegrin
- Pierrefonds
- Sodnac
- St Jean
- Trianon
- Vieux Quatre Bornes
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Twin towns – sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Africa#Mauritius|l1=List of twin towns and sister cities in Mauritius}}
Quatre Bornes is twinned with:{{cite web |title=QUATRE-BORNES—RÉUNION DU CONSEIL: Les jumelages remis en question|url=https://www.lemauricien.com/actualites/societe/quatre-bornes-reunion-du-conseil-les-jumelages-remis-en-question/38717/|publisher=Le Mauricien|language=fr|date=2015-03-28|access-date=2020-07-15}}
- {{flagicon|MDG}} Ambalavao, Madagascar
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Daqing, China
- {{flagicon|REU}} Saint-Benoît, Réunion, France
See also
{{Commons category|Quatre Bornes}}