La Preneuse is a small village in the Black River district

Black River (district)

Black River is a district of Mauritius on the western side of the island. Famous areas include Tamarin Falls and the Chamarel coloured earth. The district capital is Bambous. Previously it was Tamarin. It is the third largest District of Mauritius in area, but the smallest in terms of population...

 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...

, 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Tamarin

Tamarin, Mauritius

Tamarin is a village on the western coast of Mauritius. It has long been the seat of the council district of Black River.Recently the district council has been moved to new headquarters in Bambous, this village being more accessible to the villagers....

. It was named after a French ship involved in a naval battle with the English in the 18th century.

The village is home to the best preserved Martello tower

Martello tower

Martello towers are small defensive forts built in several countries of the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the Napoleonic Wars onwards....

 in Mauritius as well as a long sandy beach with spectacular views over the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...

 horizon and the Le Morne Brabant

Le Morne Brabant

Le Morne Brabant is a peninsula at the extreme south-western tip of Mauritius and the most windward side of the island. It is highlighted by an eponymous single standing basaltic rock with a summit of 556 metres above sea level, the most imposing sight on Mauritius. The summit covers an area of...

 Peninsula in the south west.

La Preneuse is situated at the foot of a mountain, a few kilometres north of the secluded island of Île aux Benitiers and the small coastal villages of Case Noyale and Grande Rivière Noire.