List of French place names in South Africa explained

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.

Notes and References

1. Book: Nienaber, Petrus Johannes . French place names in South Africa . 1963 . 18 February 2024.
2. Book: Raper, P.E. . Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . 1987 . 18 February 2024.