Roseau Valley
{{other uses|Roseau (disambiguation)}}
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.geonames.org/11351575/roseau-valley.html|title=Roseau Valley|website=GeoNames|access-date=August 27, 2021}}
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, {{coord|13.94277|-61.01283|format=dms|name=Bois d'Inde}}
- Coolietown village, {{coord|13.95804|-61.01399|format=dms|name=Coolietown}}
- Derrière Lagoon village, {{coord|13.94286|-61.01573|format=dms|name=Derrière Lagoon}}
- Jacmel village, {{coord|13.9506|-61.01708|format=dms|name=Jacmel}}
- Millet village, {{coord|13.90294|-60.9949|format=dms|name=Millet}}
- Morne Ciseaux second order subdivision, {{coord|13.93597|-61.0033|format=dms|name=Morne Ciseaux}}
- Morne d'Or second order subdivision, {{coord|13.94931|-61.00601|format=dms|name=Morne d'Or}}
- Pilori Point, {{coord|13.95625|-61.03818|format=dms|name=Pilori Point}}
- Roseau Bay, {{coord|13.96007|-61.03466|format=dms|name=Roseau Bay}}
- Roseau Dam, {{coord|13.90032|-60.98799|format=dms|name=Roseau Dam}}
- Roseau village, {{coord|13.95368|-61.02442|format=dms|name=Roseau}}
- Roseau Estate, {{coord|13.95|-61.03333|format=dms|name=Roseau Estate}}
- Vanard second order subdivision, {{coord|13.93558|-60.99363|format=dms|name=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 .{{cite web|title=Saint Lucia Distillers, Our Story|website=Saint Lucia Distillers|url=https://www.stluciadistillers.com/our-story|access-date=August 27, 2021}}
See also
References
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