Actually, the village of Mantasoa possesses just as much recreation as the lake to offer. During the Malagasy royal era, a certain Jean Laborde chosed to settle down and set his business in Mantasoa up. This French national used to work closely for Madagascar’s queen, and errected a factory in 1830 precisely in Mantasoa, a decent place located not far away from an iron mine, and available water and firewood reserves. In Mantasoa, he built a iron processing industry which produced weapons and powder, as well as various construction tools. Jean Laborde’s home and factory in Mantasoa are, just as the lake, worth the look.