Bel Ombre, Mauritius

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Bel Ombre
Village
Motto(s): 
Lamer, Later, Lavi
Meaning: Sea, Land, Life
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Bel-Ombre
Coordinates: 20°30′15.00″S57°24′50″E / 20.5041667°S 57.41389°E / -20.5041667; 57.41389
Country Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius
Districts Savanne District
Government
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total
2,417
 • Density57.5/km2 (149/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+4 (MUT)
Area code 230
ISO 3166 code MU

Bel Ombre is a village in Mauritius located in Savanne District. The village is administered by the Bel-Ombre Village Council under the aegis of the Savanne District Council. [2] According to the 2011 census by Statistics Mauritius, the population was 2,417. [1]

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Bel Ombre Nature Reserve

The Bel Ombre Nature Reserve, (formerly known as Heritage Nature Reserve, changed in 2022) is a nature reserve in Bel Ombre. It is the largest nature reserve in Mauritius, being 1,300 ha. It fairly looks like the African savannah.

La Resèrve Golf Links is a golf course connected to Bel Ombre Nature Reserve and was opened on December 2023. It includes 2 lakes; Digue Rouillard and A. Dennis Taylor Dam.

Frédérica Nature Reserve

The Frédérica Nature Reserve is a reserve that forms part of Bel Ombre Nature Reserve.

It includes the Frèdèrica Lodge, a lodge used for hunters, and the Frédérica Old Sugar Mill, used from 1855-1874. It includes 2 biomes, the endemic forests and grasslands. There are 3 viewpoints; the Frédérica Viewpoint, the Dalsing Viewpoint and the Viewpoint des Cipayes.

There are two waterfalls; Cascade Frédérica, where you can have a picnic and swim, and Cascade l'Exemple, also where you can swim.

Wildlife

Flora

The endemic flora of the Bel Ombre Nature Reserve includes the Bois de natte ( Labourdonnaisia glauca ), Vacoas ( Pandanus barklyi ), Black Ebony ( Diospyros tesselaria ), Bois d’olive ( Cassine orientalis ), Palms ( Dictyosperma album ), Barleria ( Barleria observatrix ), Colophane bâtard and Colophane ( Protium obtusifolium and Canarium paniculatum ), Bois bouquet banane ( Ochna mauritiana ), Fandia ( Alsophila borbonica var. sevathiana ), Bois banane ( Gaertnera psychotrioides ), Bois tambour ( Tambourissa peltata ) and orchids ( Jumellea recta ). The exotic Albizia are commonly found.

Birds

The endemic and indigenous birds found in Bel Ombre Nature Reserve include the Mauritius Kestrel ( Falco punctatus ), Mauritius Bulbul ( Hypsipetes olivaceus ), Paille-en-queue ( Phaethon lepturus ), Pic-pic ( Zosterops mauritianus ), Echo Parakeet ( Psittacula eques ), Coq des bois ( Terpsiphone bourbonnensis desolata ), Mauritius fody ( Foudia rubra ) and the Pink pigeon ( Nesoenas mayeri ).

Mammals

The mammals of the Bel Ombre Nature Reserve include the endemic Mauritius Fruit Bats ( Pteropus niger ), Wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), Macaques ( Macaca fascicularis ) and the very common Java deer ( Rusa timorensis ).

Coordinates

20°30′03″S57°26′26″E / 20.50083°S 57.44056°E / -20.50083; 57.44056

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Table G1 - Resident population by geographical location, whereabouts on census night and sex" (PDF). Statistics Mauritius. 2011: 3 and 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2012.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands. "Local Government Act 2011" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

The official website for Bel Ombre is belombre.com

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