Centre de Flacq is a town and the capital of the district of Flacq

Flacq

Flacq is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island. The capital is Centre de Flacq. It is the largest district, having an area of 298 km², and as of 2000 has a population of 126,839....

 in east-central Mauritius

Mauritius

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

. It is located at an altitude of 154 feet (46 meters). Flacq is connected to the road that links with the capital city of Port Louis

Port Louis

-Economy:The economy is dominated by its port, which handles Mauritius' international trade. The port was founded by the French who preferred Port Louis as the City is shielded by the Port Louis/Moka mountain range. It is the largest container handling facility in the Indian Ocean and can...

 and provides access to the coastal road. The first coeducational secondary school (Central College now Darwin)in Centre de Flacq was opened by a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan Tamils) who came to settle in the island in the mid-1940s (V C Chellappoo) after a career in the British army.
Flacq has one of the oldest open markets which is situated behind one of the oldest courthouses.

History

Flacq has been named because of its flat land .The Dutch had built the first sugar cane mill in this district precisely at manes in central flacq near the river"cere"