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

Vision

...a place where the needs of the spirit and the care for progress would get precedence over the satisfaction of desires and passions, the seeking for pleasures and material enjoyments.