Last updated: 29 Aug, 2024

Housing and communities

A recently built community: Swayam

More than one hundred settlements

'Unity in diversity' is one of Auroville's main tenets, and the township is definitely living up to this. Presently we have more than a hundred different settlements, spread out over some 20 sq kms, each of which has a different size, style and standard of living, plus level of interaction and agreement among its residents. Needless to say that the housing arrangements differ greatly as well.

Finding one's right place in the whole

To find one's true place is an intrinsic part of the Auroville process, and a very important one. It is only when one has found one's right place in the whole - be it on whatever level - that the real work can begin.

Auroville has evolved a great variety of possible living situations for like-minded people to plug into. New patterns are still being sought, - the process is never ending.

Names

The names of many of the different settlements carry psychological significances pertaining to the Integral Yoga practiced in the township, such as Sincerity, Aspiration, Fraternity, Surrender, Adventure and so on. In the late sixties and early seventies of the last century, the Mother allotted names to the then emerging settlements. Later on, residents wishing to cultivate a new plot would take their time to sense the spirit of the land and space of their choice, and name it accordingly. This practice continues to the present day.

On this page you will find an as-yet incomplete and not frequently updated list of the present settlements. 
Some residents don't feel like being mentioned in this list, - we can only respect this.

Residential Zone

Arati   Arka    Aurodam   Bliss   Center Field   Creativity     Courage

Grace     Invocation   Line of Force   Madhuca   Matrimandir Nursery

Prarthna   Prayatna   Realization  Samasti   Shailam   Sukhavati 

Surrender Swayam   Reve   Vikas    Victory    Youth Camp

 

Industrial Zone

Dana   Horizon   Kottakarai Farm   Kottakarai Orchard    Pony Farm

Sve Dame    Vérité



Cultural Zone

Gaia   Kalabhumi



Greenbelt

Acceptance   Adventure   Ami   Anusuya    Arya    Aurogreen 

Baraka   Buddha Garden     Certitude    Discipline   Evergreen   Fertile

Fertile East   Fertile Forest     Fertile Windmill    Forecomers

Gaia's Garden   Minati   New Lands    Nilatangham    Nine Palms

Pitchandikulam   Recueillement   Révélation   Samriddhi 

Sangha   Sharnga




Outer AV 

Agni Jata       Akashwa        Antakarana      Annapurna     Aranja  

Arc en ciel     Aspiration       AuroAnnam    Aurobrindavan   Auromodele     

Auro-Orchard      Celebration      Darkali     Djaima       Douceur       Eternity       

Existence      Felicity     Fraternity       Gokulam      Gratitude     Halcyon    Hermitage      

Hope      Isaiambalam         Jardin De Mere    

 La Ferme    Light    Meadow     New Creation      Petite Ferme      Promesse

Protection     Pump House       Quiet       Ravena        Repos

Revelation     Sadhana Forest      Samarpan       Service Farm

Shakti      Shakti Loka        Shanti        Siddhartha Farm       Silence

Simplicity       Sincerity      Slancio       Solitude        Sri Ma       Success

Transformation     Two Banyan       Utility       Windarra        Yantra 

 


Useful links:

Vikas Community            https://www.earth-auroville.com/vikas_community_en.php

Realization Community   https://www.earth-auroville.com/realization_community_en.php

Visitors' Centre                https://www.earth-auroville.com/visitors_center_en.php