Noumea - photos

La Fol Hill Vew	Downtown	City & Harbour	Street Scene
St.Josephs	Place Feuillet	Place Feuillet	Noumea Suburbia
Place de Cocotiers	Street	Place Courbet	Place de Cocotiers
Noumea Harbour	La Fol Hill view	Noumea CBD	Noumea Port
Noumea Harbour	Noumea Harbour	Noumea Harbour	Baie des Citrons

About Noumea

The biggest city in New Caledonia is Nouméa. It is located on Grand Terre, the main island of the archipelago. The city is the capital and has a mix of people including European, Asian, Polynesian, and Kanaks. The latter being the native people of New Caledonia.

British trader, James Paddon was the first person to setup a settlement in Noumea in 1851. France established the settlement a few years later to gain control of the island, At first the area was used as a penal colony by the French and later as a place to support and service nearby gold and nickel mines.

The settlement has changed substantially but still bears the marks of its past. Today Noumea is known as a garden city, where nature and urbanisation blend together. Old colonial homes line the streets of this boutique South Pacific city. Shops and cafes have French flair and beaches are a stones throw away.

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La Fol Hill view	La Fol Hill view	Noumea Suburbia	Noumea Centre