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Centre de Flacq (French for the "centre of Flacq") is a town 

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and the capital of the district of Flacq in east-central Mauritius.

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It is located at an altitude of 154 feet (46 meters). 

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Flacq is connected to the road that links with the capital city of Port Louis 

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and provides access to the coastal road.

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The first coeducational secondary school (Central College now Darwin) in Centre de Flacq was opened by a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan Tamils) 

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who came to settle in the island in the mid 1940s  after a career in the British army. 

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Flacq has one of the oldest open markets which is situated behind one of the oldest courthouses.