Suikerplantages in Grand-Bourg

Historic Sugar Estates

Grand-Bourg’s landscape is defined by its legacy as a major sugar production hub on the island of Marie-Galante. This collection features the remains of 18th and 19th-century estates, including the Habitation Murat, which was once the largest plantation in Guadeloupe. These sites showcase well-preserved stone windmills, manor houses, and industrial ruins like those at Roussel-Trianon. They illustrate the architectural transition from wind-powered mills to steam-driven factories and provide insight into the island's colonial agricultural history.

Historic Sugar Estates — Kaart

Écomusée de Marie Galante / CC BY-SA 3.0

A

Murat Mill

This windmill will at any rate attract your attention! Seems out of place but given the strong winds, it actually makes sense.

B

Sucrerie Roussel-Trianon

18th-century sugar estate featuring a manor house and monumental stables built with limestone and volcanic rock.

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C

Église de l'Immaculée-Conception

19th-century neoclassical church rebuilt between 1827 and 1845 following a major earthquake.

D

Moulin Roussel-Trianon

Restored stone windmill that served the Roussel-Trianon plantation for crushing sugarcane.

E

Les Basses

Historic stone windmill ruins, representing the traditional wind-powered technology of Marie-Galante’s sugar era.

F

Roussel

Remains of a stone windmill and industrial structures belonging to the historic Roussel plantation complex.