open encyclopedia * Article Search: * *
*
*

Vieux Fort

From open-encyclopedia.com - the free encyclopedia.

Map of Saint Lucia

Vieux Fort is located in the southern part of St. Lucia. It is the second-largest town on the island and is the home of St Lucia's international airport, Hewanorra International Airport. (Hewanorra is the island's old Amerindian name.)

It has several small communities which include Pierrot, Grace, Belle Vue, Zaboo, LaResource, Augier, St.Urban.

In the second half of the 18th century, Vieux Fort was the center of St Lucia's sugar industry; today it is more industrial.


Contribute Found an omission? You can freely contribute to this Wikipedia article. Edit Article
User Rd232 (Last Contributor)     Talk Discussion     Image Image Attributions     Source GNU FDL Verbatim
Copyright © 2003-2004 Zeeshan Muhammad. All rights reserved. Legal notices. Part of the New Frontier Information Network.