Centre De Flacq: Markets and Local History

Centre De Flacq combines market offerings with a tangible local history. The Central Flacq Fair takes place on Wednesdays and Sundays; the Sainte-Ursule Chapel was inaugurated in March 1892. This offers different focal points when planning your trip: you can focus on the goods on offer or explore the history surrounding Saint Ursula. The wider destination of Flacq includes additional heritage listings.

Market days and offerings

Vegetables, fruit, haberdashery and general merchandise are available at the Central Flacq Fair. If you plan a visit, check locally whether Wednesday and Sunday are still market days. The goods mentioned combine fresh food with haberdashery and general merchandise, giving you a concrete idea of what to expect there.

The Central Flacq Market offers fresh produce, freshly prepared street food, souvenirs and clothing. The two markets therefore have different focuses: vegetables, fruit and general merchandise are among the goods mentioned for the Fair, while street food, souvenirs and clothing are also available at the Market. You can plan your visit according to which of these goods or foods are of particular interest to you.

The history of the Sainte-Ursule Chapel

The Sainte-Ursule Chapel in Centre De Flacq was inaugurated in March 1892. Another dated reference is a gift from May 1923: Dr. Georges Baschet gave the parish priest of Sainte-Ursule a painting of Saint Ursula, painted by Sérendat de Belzim. A little over three decades after the inauguration, this gift adds another episode to the chapel’s history. Constant Baschet also had a statue of Saint Ursula placed in a niche on the church gable. The painting and the statue connect local history with Saint Ursula in different ways.

There are several concrete points of reference when looking at the chapel: its inauguration in 1892, the gift from May 1923 and the statue’s position on the gable. Anyone interested in local history can consider these dated events and details as a separate focus alongside the market offerings.

Heritage listings in the wider destination of Flacq

The National Heritage Fund’s heritage list for the wider destination of Flacq also includes Arul Migou Dhandayouthabani Swami Kovil, Limekilns (Poste de Flacq), Old Cemetery (Poste de Flacq), Old Sugar Mill Chimney (Petite Retraite), Pont D 'Epinay (Bramsthan), Ruins of Quatre Cocos Factory, Sugar Factory (Belle Mare), Tomb of Le Comte Gaud Louis Ravanel (St. Julien Cemetery) and Verandah of Manager's Residence (Constance).

These regional listings belong to a different context from the history of the chapel in Centre De Flacq. You can therefore decide whether you would rather focus on a specific local connection or include Flacq as a wider destination. The heritage listings provide a regional addition without replacing the history of the Sainte-Ursule Chapel.

Plan your stay around your interests

When choosing a holiday rental in Centre De Flacq, you can decide what to make the focus of your stay: would you rather plan around the market days and offerings, or are you mainly interested in the history of the Sainte-Ursule Chapel? If you consider Flacq as a wider destination, its heritage listings offer an additional cultural point of reference.

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Beau Champ, Queen Victoria, Trou D´eau Douce, Belle Mare, Bon Accueil, Poste De Flacq, Palmar, Grand River South East

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