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″N61°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]
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:
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]
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