Roseau Valley

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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 / 13.953; -61.024 (Center of Roseau Valley) Coordinates: 13°57′11″N61°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]

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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:

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Roseau Valley". GeoNames. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  2. "Saint Lucia Distillers, Our Story". Saint Lucia Distillers. Retrieved August 27, 2021.