Flacq is a district

Districts and dependencies of Mauritius

||The island of Mauritius is divided into 9 districts :# Black River # Flacq # Grand Port # Moka # Pamplemousses # Plaines Wilhems...

 of 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...

, situated in the east of the island. The capital is Centre de Flacq

Centre de Flacq

Centre de Flacq is a town and the capital of the district of Flacq in east-central Mauritius. It is located at an altitude of 154 feet . Flacq is connected to the road that links with the capital city of Port Louis and provides access to the coastal road...

. It is the largest district, having an area of 298 km², and as of 2000 has a population of 126,839.

This district houses the village of Flacq, which is well known for its market. This market is on most tourist brochures.

There is also the small village of trou d'eau douce, from where visitors take boats for tours on Ile aux cerfs island

BelleMare plage beach, an exotic beach with white sand and nice lagoon attracts a lot of Mauritians and tourists. Leading internationally reputed hotels namely O&O Le Saint Geran, Belle Mare Plage, Le Prince Maurice and others are found on the coastline of the Flacq district.