When the French settled in Mauritius they built many Sugar Mills as at that time Sugar Cane was a highly profitable and prosperous activity. After the French period, the English Colony continued this activity with even more production and mills built around the island at different estates. With time, however, sugarcane knew a decline in demand and production had to be decreased. Many of these mills were pulled down… but some of their chimneys only remained.

In 1858 there were about 259 sugar mills in Mauritius, however, due to the process of centralization, where sugar estates which were family owned estates merge into companies, the number of sugar mills have decreased to 137 sugar mills in 1888 and 79 sugar mills in 1903

Here is a collection of various chimneys we have encountered round the island. There are still lots but with time we’ll find them and update this list. We also found that not all of these stone chimneys were of sugar mills, there was also those for the preparation of lime from corals…

La Laura Old Sugar Mill Chimney

St Aubin Old Mill Chimney

Minissy Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Mon Loisir Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Chimney at L’Escalier

L’Union Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Petite Retraite Old Sugar Mill Chimney

L’Union St Aubin Old Mill and Chimney

Sebastopol Old Mill Chimney

Ile D’Ambre Sugar Mill Chimney

Elmina Sugar Mill Chimney

Solitude Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Antoinette Old Mill and Chimney

Gros Cailloux Old Distillery and Ruins

Sans Souci Old Mill Chimney

Britannia Sugar Mill Chimney

Joli Bois Sugar Mill Chimney

Mont Eulalia Old Sugar Mill Chimneys

L’Union Old Mill Chimney

Belle Rose Old Sugar Mill Chimney

La Lucie Old Sugar Mill Chimney and Ruins

Mont Mascall Sugar Mill Chimney

Cottage Sugar Mill Chimney

Chamarel Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Grande Retraite Old Sugar Mill Chimney

L’Espoire Mill Chimney in Ruins

St Hubert Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Belle Isle Old Sugar Mill Chimney and Estate

Terracine Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Bon Espoir Sugar Mill Chimney

Beau Bois Old Mill Chimney

The Mount Sugar Mill Chimney

Argy Old Mill Chimney

Mon Desert Mon Tresor Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Gros Cailloux Old Sugar Mill Chimney and Ruins

Bel Air Sugar Estate Chimney

Grande Rosalie Old Mill Chimney

Bon Air Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Surinam Old Sugar Mill Chimney

L’Industrie Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Poudre D’Or Sugar Mill Chimney

St Felix Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Mont Songe Old Mill Chimney

Ferney Old Sugar Mill Chimney

La Gaiete Old Sugar Mill and Ruins

L’Amitie Old Sugar Mill Chimney and Ruins

Mare D’Albert Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Queen Victoria Old Sugar Mill

Mapou Chimney

Chimney of the once Mon Desert Alma Sugar Estate, St Pierre

St Avold Sugar Mill Chimney

Gros Bois Sugar Mill Stone Chimneys

Belle Mare Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Deux Bras Old Sugar Mill Chimney and Ruins

Britannia Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Belle Vue Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Belle Terre Chimney

The Vale Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Deep River Old Mill Chimney

Midlands Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Poste de Flacq Old Mill Chimney

Mon Rocher Mill Chimney

Beau Sejour Sugar Mill Chimney 1868

Cote D’Or Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Mont Choisy Old Mill Chimney and Ruins

Petite Julie Old Mill Chimney

Beau Vallon Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Virginia Old Sugar Mill Chimneys

Mon Loisir Sugar Mill Chimney

Old Stone Chimney at Rose Belle

Benares Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Savinia Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Benares Mill Chimney

L’Unite Old Sugar Mill Chimney

St Aubin Old Chimney

Union Vale Sugar Mill Chimney

Bagatelle Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Clementine Sugar Mill Chimney

Albion Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Belle Rose Old Sugar Mill Chimney

Stone Chimney found at the Alma Estate. Said to be the chimney of the sugar mill.

Belle Vue Harel Old Sugar Mill Chimney

This list will be frequently updated, so check back from time to time.

You can find all their locations here