Roseau Valley
Roseau Valley | |
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 Looking west over the Roseau Valley from Roseau Combined School | |
  Roseau Valley Roseau Valley in Anse la Raye District of Saint Lucia | |
| Coordinates: 13°57′11″N 61°01′26″W / 13.953°N 61.024°W / 13.953; -61.024 (Center of Roseau Valley)[1] | |
| Country | Saint Lucia |
| District | Anse la Raye |
| Elevation [1] | 8 m (26 ft) |
The Roseau Valley is a second-order subdivision in the island nation of St. Lucia. It is home to the island's largest banana plantation. The 2010 population of the Roseau Valley was 227.[1]
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, 13°56′34″N 61°00′46″W / 13.94277°N 61.01283°W / 13.94277; -61.01283 (Bois d'Inde)
- Coolietown village, 13°57′29″N 61°00′50″W / 13.95804°N 61.01399°W / 13.95804; -61.01399 (Coolietown)
- Derrière Lagoon village, 13°56′34″N 61°00′57″W / 13.94286°N 61.01573°W / 13.94286; -61.01573 (Derrière Lagoon)
- Jacmel village, 13°57′02″N 61°01′01″W / 13.9506°N 61.01708°W / 13.9506; -61.01708 (Jacmel)
- Millet village, 13°54′11″N 60°59′42″W / 13.90294°N 60.9949°W / 13.90294; -60.9949 (Millet)
- Morne Ciseaux second order subdivision, 13°56′09″N 61°00′12″W / 13.93597°N 61.0033°W / 13.93597; -61.0033 (Morne Ciseaux)
- Morne d'Or second order subdivision, 13°56′58″N 61°00′22″W / 13.94931°N 61.00601°W / 13.94931; -61.00601 (Morne d'Or)
- Pilori Point, 13°57′23″N 61°02′17″W / 13.95625°N 61.03818°W / 13.95625; -61.03818 (Pilori Point)
- Roseau Bay, 13°57′36″N 61°02′05″W / 13.96007°N 61.03466°W / 13.96007; -61.03466 (Roseau Bay)
- Roseau Dam, 13°54′01″N 60°59′17″W / 13.90032°N 60.98799°W / 13.90032; -60.98799 (Roseau Dam)
- Roseau village, 13°57′13″N 61°01′28″W / 13.95368°N 61.02442°W / 13.95368; -61.02442 (Roseau)
- Roseau Estate, 13°57′00″N 61°02′00″W / 13.95°N 61.03333°W / 13.95; -61.03333 (Roseau Estate)
- Vanard second order subdivision, 13°56′08″N 60°59′37″W / 13.93558°N 60.99363°W / 13.93558; -60.99363 (Vanard)
Products
Originally the valley had been used for the cultivation of sugar 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. 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 .[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Roseau Valley". GeoNames. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "Saint Lucia Distillers, Our Story". Saint Lucia Distillers. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
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