Roseau Valley
# Roseau Valley

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.

## 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 / 13.94277; -61.01283﻿ (Bois d'Inde)
* Coolietown village, 13°57′29″N 61°00′50″W﻿ / ﻿13.95804°N 61.01399°W﻿ / 13.95804; -61.01399﻿ (Coolietown)
* Derrière Lagoon village, 13°56′34″N 61°00′57″W﻿ / ﻿13.94286°N 61.01573°W﻿ / 13.94286; -61.01573﻿ (Derrière Lagoon)
* Jacmel village, 13°57′02″N 61°01′01″W﻿ / ﻿13.9506°N 61.01708°W﻿ / 13.9506; -61.01708﻿ (Jacmel)
* Millet village, 13°54′11″N 60°59′42″W﻿ / ﻿13.90294°N 60.9949°W﻿ / 13.90294; -60.9949﻿ (Millet)
* Morne Ciseaux second order subdivision, 13°56′09″N 61°00′12″W﻿ / ﻿13.93597°N 61.0033°W﻿ / 13.93597; -61.0033﻿ (Morne Ciseaux)
* Morne d'Or second order subdivision, 13°56′58″N 61°00′22″W﻿ / ﻿13.94931°N 61.00601°W﻿ / 13.94931; -61.00601﻿ (Morne d'Or)
* Pilori Point, 13°57′23″N 61°02′17″W﻿ / ﻿13.95625°N 61.03818°W﻿ / 13.95625; -61.03818﻿ (Pilori Point)
* Roseau Bay, 13°57′36″N 61°02′05″W﻿ / ﻿13.96007°N 61.03466°W﻿ / 13.96007; -61.03466﻿ (Roseau Bay)
* Roseau Dam, 13°54′01″N 60°59′17″W﻿ / ﻿13.90032°N 60.98799°W﻿ / 13.90032; -60.98799﻿ (Roseau Dam)
* Roseau village, 13°57′13″N 61°01′28″W﻿ / ﻿13.95368°N 61.02442°W﻿ / 13.95368; -61.02442﻿ (Roseau)
* Roseau Estate, 13°57′00″N 61°02′00″W﻿ / ﻿13.95°N 61.03333°W﻿ / 13.95; -61.03333﻿ (Roseau Estate)
* Vanard second order subdivision, 13°56′08″N 60°59′37″W﻿ / ﻿13.93558°N 60.99363°W﻿ / 13.93558; -60.99363﻿ (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 .

