French Quarter (White Town)
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The grid of tree-lined streets near the sea with colonial villas in yellow and white, churches and Tamil heritage houses close by.
CityPuducherry town, east of the canalBest time to visit: October to March
Highlights
- Heritage walks past French villas with tall gates and bougainvillea
- Bharathi Park and the Aayi Mandapam monument
- Notre Dame des Anges church and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- The Tamil Quarter across the canal, with houses with verandas (thinnai)
Significance
Puducherry was the main French settlement in India until it joined the Indian Union in 1954 (de facto), with formal transfer in 1962. The town plan and buildings tell this shared history.