Statue de François Mahé de La Bourdonnais (Saint-Denis, La Réunion)

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The Monument to François Mahé de La Bourdonnais is a monumental bronze statue located in Saint-Denis de La Réunion in the French overseas department of La Réunion in the southwest of the Indian Ocean. He represented Admiral Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, who was governor of the islands of France and Bourbon (now Mauritius and La Réunion) from 1733 to 1746. The work of the sculptor Louis Rochet was erected in 1856. It has been included in the additional inventory of historic monuments since 14 August 2000.