The Roseau Valley is a second-order subdivision in the
island nation
An island country, island state, or island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Approximately 25% of all independent countries are island countries. Island countries are historically ...
of
St. Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Saint Vincent ...
. It is home to the island's largest banana plantation. The 2010 population of the Roseau Valley was 227.
Geography
The
Roseau River runs through the valley and enters the sea at Roseau Bay. It is the longest river in St Lucia and the Roseau Reservoir is a major source of drinking water.
There are several settlements within the valley in the Anse la Raye District:
*Bois d'Inde,
*Coolietown village,
*Derrière Lagoon village,
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Jacmel
Jacmel (; ) is a commune in southern Haiti founded by the Spanish in 1504 and repopulated by the French in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince across the Tiburon Peninsula, and ...
village,
*Millet village,
*
Morne Ciseaux second order subdivision,
*Morne d'Or second order subdivision,
*Pilori Point,
*Roseau Bay,
*Roseau Dam,
*Roseau village,
*Roseau Estate,
*Vanard second order subdivision,
Products
Originally the valley had been used for the cultivation of
sugar
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and a railway (since been lifted) was used to transport the sugar from further up the valley to a processing plant at Roseau. Until the 1980s there was a thriving farmer's and fisherman's market at Roseau, but since then most people now travel to the market at
Castries
Castries () is the capital city, capital and largest city of Saint Lucia, an island country in the Caribbean. The urban area has a population of approximately 20,000, while the eponymous Castries Quarter, district has a population of just under ...
. More recently, it was a major production area for bananas. As of 2022, the fertile valley is being developed due to the local banana industry being out-competed by international contenders.
The Saint Lucia Distillers, Limited was located in Roseau in 1972. It has produced several prize-winning rums since .
See also
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List of cities in Saint Lucia
This is a list of cities in the 10 districts of the island country of Saint Lucia. There are 150 inhabited places in Saint Lucia. The significant cities and the district where they are located are listed below.
Cities
The following are the signi ...
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List of rivers of Saint Lucia
This is a list of rivers in the island country of Saint Lucia. Rivers are listed in clockwise order, starting at the north end of the island.
Rivers
There are 180 streams in Saint Lucia. Most of the rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean or Cari ...
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Districts of Saint Lucia
The island nation of Saint Lucia is divided into 10 districts (formerly called Quarters). The name ''Quarters'' or ''Quartiers'' originally came from the French period in Saint Lucia (Sainte Lucie in French). The 2001 and 2010 Census of Saint L ...
References
Landforms of Saint Lucia
Subdivisions of Saint Lucia
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