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[1] | |
| Country | Saint Lucia |
| District | Anse la Raye |
| Elevation | 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
- Coolietown village, 13°57′29″N 61°00′50″W / 13.95804°N 61.01399°W
- Derrière Lagoon village, 13°56′34″N 61°00′57″W / 13.94286°N 61.01573°W
- Jacmel village, 13°57′02″N 61°01′01″W / 13.9506°N 61.01708°W
- Millet village, 13°54′11″N 60°59′42″W / 13.90294°N 60.9949°W
- Morne Ciseaux second order subdivision, 13°56′09″N 61°00′12″W / 13.93597°N 61.0033°W
- Morne d'Or second order subdivision, 13°56′58″N 61°00′22″W / 13.94931°N 61.00601°W
- Pilori Point, 13°57′23″N 61°02′17″W / 13.95625°N 61.03818°W
- Roseau Bay, 13°57′36″N 61°02′05″W / 13.96007°N 61.03466°W
- Roseau Dam, 13°54′01″N 60°59′17″W / 13.90032°N 60.98799°W
- Roseau village, 13°57′13″N 61°01′28″W / 13.95368°N 61.02442°W
- Roseau Estate, 13°57′00″N 61°02′00″W / 13.95°N 61.03333°W
- Vanard second order subdivision, 13°56′08″N 60°59′37″W / 13.93558°N 60.99363°W
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
- 1 2 3 "Roseau Valley". GeoNames. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ↑ "Saint Lucia Distillers, Our Story". Saint Lucia Distillers. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
