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Babonneau
Location of Babonneau
Coordinates: 14°00′13″N60°56′36″W / 14.00374°N 60.94324°W / 14.00374; -60.94324 (Babonneau populated place) [1]
Country Saint Lucia
District Castries District
Elevation
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180 m (590 ft)

Babonneau is one of the regions of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia. Babonneau is located in the north of the island in the Castries Quarter. There are extensive rain forests in the region, which is an important source of fresh water for Saint Lucia. Babonneau is also an electoral constituency of Saint Lucia represented in the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia, which extends into Gros Islet District. [1] [2]

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Government

The Babonneau District is an electoral district represented in the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia. The district has been represented since July 2021 by Virginia Albert Poyotte as the Parliamentary Representative. The district elected their representative during the countries recent general election. [3] [4] [5]

Region and communities within Babonneau

The area of Babonneau contains 16 rural settlements with a population in 2001 of 6,602 and area of 1,196 acres (484 ha). The people of Babonneau are mainly of African descent, descendants of slaves brought by the French and British to Saint Lucia in the 18th and 19th Centuries. The French explorer Joseph Gaspard Tascher de la Pagerie settled in Babonneau in 1763. French-based creole (kwéyòl) also known as Patois is the preferred spoken language in Babonneau. [2]

The community of Babonneau is three miles from Castries. The name comes from either a family with that last name or the French word barre-bonne-eau meaning “the ridge where there is good water” in English. [2]

Saint Lucia has claim to two Nobel Prize recipients: [2]

Communities and sites within Babonneau include: [2]

See also

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment, Babonneau, Saint Lucia" (PDF). Prepare Center. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. "SLP Wins Landslide Victory In Saint Lucia Elections". St. Lucia Times News. 2021-07-27. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  4. "Constituences". Saint Lucia Electoral Department. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  5. "Election 2021 Update: Frederick Takes Central from Flood". St. Lucia News From The Voice. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-08-19.