List of French place names in South Africa
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The following is an incomplete list of French place names in South Africa. In brackets, the namesakes (if there are any) of the places.
List
- Bon Accord Dam
- Bonnefoi, Mpumalanga (Bonnefoi)
- Cabriere, Free State (Cabrières)
- Calais (Calais)
- Chavonnesberg, Worcester[1]
- Coligny
- Fontainebleau (Fontainebleau)
- Gravelotte (Gravelotte)
- Languedoc (Languedoc)
- La Rochelle, Johannesburg (La Rochelle)
- La Rochelle, Durbanville
- La Mercy
- La Motte, Western Cape (La Motte)
- La Plaisante, Western Cape
- Lorraine (Lorraine)
- Marseilles (Marseille)
- Mont-Aux-Sources
- Mouille Point
- Parys (Paris)
- Rouxville
- Simondium
- Val du Charron is the former name of Wellington.[2]
- Verhuellpolis is the former name of Bethulie.[2]
References
- ^ Nienaber, Petrus Johannes (1963). French place names in South Africa. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b Raper, P.E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (PDF). Retrieved 18 February 2024.