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Hermitage, in the district of Riviere du Rempart is a village between l'ile d'Ambre and Pointe Lascars.

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Agricultural land, Higlands air. 

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Licensed under the East India Company,  

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the Hermitage property was transformed into a sugar estate by James Augustus Wiehé who acquired it in 1852.

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Because of the spelling, its English origin seems obvious, 

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yet Hermitage is a hill overlooking the Rhone valley, in the Drôme area, renowned for its vineyards.