Laborie
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| Country : | St. Lucia |
| Department : | Laborie |
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| Residents : | 1,480 (2005) |
| Height : | 19 meters above sea level |
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Laborie is a village on the south coast of the island of St. Lucia and the capital of the Laborie quarter of the same name . The place was originally named l'Islet a Caret , after the loggerhead turtles found in the region . The name Laborie is derived from Baron de Laborie, who was French governor of St. Lucia between 1784 and 1789. At that time the village had a population of 91 whites, 12 free blacks and 609 blacks. After St. Lucia was taken over by the British in 1814, many of the French settlers stayed in Laborie.
The first school was opened in 1838. It was named the Mico School in honor of the founder and first director, Lady Mico Trust . It was attended by an average of 80 students and closed in 1891 as a Catholic school opened that year.
In 1907, the 18th century church was replaced by a larger one. This was completed in 1914.
Laborie is a partner municipality of Les Anses-d'Arlet in Martinique .
Footnotes
- ^ Walter Adolphe Roberts: The French in the West Indies . Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis 1942, p. 232.
Coordinates: 13 ° 45 ′ N , 61 ° 0 ′ W