Proclaimed public beach
Grand Baie Public Beach
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
Grand Baie is a public beach in the Rivière du Rempart district, on the north coast of Mauritius. It is made up of four sections: Grand Baie, 1.2 hectares and some 346 metres of shoreline, public since 1991; the section near the coast guard post, under 0.1 hectare and 96 metres, since 2010; lot 3, 0.2 hectare and 130 metres, since 2017; and the section beside Sunset Boulevard, 0.1 hectare and 138 metres, since 2021. In all, 1.6 hectares and 710 metres of shoreline.
At a glance
- Beach
- Public beach in four sections, 1.6 hectares and 710 metres of shoreline: Grand Baie, 1.2 hectares and 346 metres, since 1991; near the coast guard post, under 0.1 hectare and 96 metres, since 2010; lot 3, 0.2 hectare and 130 metres, since 2017; near Sunset Boulevard, 0.1 hectare and 138 metres, since 2021
What sets it apart
1991, 2010, 2017, 2021: the four dates tell what the brochures leave out. In Grand Baie the public domain of the beach grew in small pieces, a few hundred square metres at a time, in a town where pressure on land is strong. The last two sections together come to less than a third of a hectare.
The mood
The sections are found by the town’s own landmarks: the National Coast Guard post, Sunset Boulevard.
Highlights
- Four sections, public since 1991, 2010, 2017 and 2021
- 1.6 hectares and 710 metres of shoreline in all
- A public domain extended in pieces of a few hundred square metres
- Lot 3 runs along the sea for 130 metres
- Landmarks: the coast guard post, Sunset Boulevard
Good to know
- The public beach is small for so well-known a town: 710 metres of shoreline spread over four sections.
Getting there
The beach lies in the town of Grand Baie, in the Rivière du Rempart district, between La Cuvette to the north and Mont Choisy to the south-west.
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