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Vieux Fort is a town located near the southernmost point of Saint Lucia, a Caribbean island nation. It is named after a fort that used to watch out towards Saint Vincent towards the south. The population of the town was 4,574 in 2000 while the surrounding district of Vieux Fort has a total population of about 15,132 in 2010. [2] [3]
Vieux Fort is one of 10 districts of the Caribbean island country of Saint Lucia. Vieux Fort is also the name of the main town in the district. It is the home of the second-largest town in Saint Lucia and is the home of Saint Lucia's international airport, Hewanorra International Airport (Hewanorra is the island's old Amerindian name). [2]
La Tourney is in the La Tourney/Cedar Heights section of Vieux Fort District, which has a population of 706. La Tourney is located on the southern coast of Saint Lucia, close to Hewanorra International Airport ( 13°43′59″N 60°57′09″W / 13.73319°N 60.9526°W / 13.73319; -60.
S.M.J. Beverages St. Lucia Ltd. Launched. SMJ’s plant was opened in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, producing carbonated soft drinks in PET bottles. The Chubby and Busta brands were bottled in St. Lucia to supply the islands in the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean, Dominica, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Grenada, St. Kitts and Antigua. 2000
In 1650, the fort auprès du Petit Cul-de-Sac et de la rivière du Carénage was founded by a group of 40 Frenchmen led by de Rousselan, when St. Lucia was purchased by Capt. du Parquet and Monsieur Houel from the French West India Company. The capital was moved to the south side of the harbor in 1769 by Gov. Baron de Micoud.
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People from Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia (5 P) Pages in category "Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The Vieux Fort River is a river in Saint Lucia. It flows south-southeast, reaching the coast close to the country's southernmost point at the town of Vieux Fort. It is named after a fort that used to watch out towards Saint Vincent towards the south. [1] [2] [3] [4]