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Souillac is a village close to the southernmost point of the main island of Mauritius. It is the capital of Savanne district. The town was named after the Vicomte de Souillac, the island's governor from 1779-1787.
In 1787, Vicomte de Souillac decided to create a port for the south and south-west of the then Ile de France. At that time the island was an important port of call for the french vessels on their way to and from India. Strategically the french also wanted a base for the defense of the southern coast. The most suitable place to erect a port was the southernmost point of the island where a large and deep estuary (formed by the Savanne River), without coral reefs, would permit the vessels to accost nearest to the land. The port would also be used for the transportation of agricultural products (including sugar) to Port Louis as no road could link Port Louis with the Southern part of the island.
On the 1st of January 1787, a Royal Order ascribed to the locality the name of "Port Souillac", partly to honor the Vicomte's contribution to the development of the port. Vicomte de Souillac left Ile de France on the 5th of November 1787.
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