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Castries

thumb|Castries, Saint Lucia Castries () is the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia, an island country in the Caribbean. The urban area has a population of approximately 20,000, while the eponymous district has a population of just under 70,000, as of May 2013. The city covers .

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Castries is the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia, a Caribbean island nation, with an urban population of about 20,000 people. It serves as the main hub for the country and is located in a district that had a population of nearly 70,000 as of 2013.

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Place details

Locality: Castries
Region: Castries
Country: Saint Lucia
Population: 20,000
Timezone: America/St_Lucia

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Castries
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Castries.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 125px
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Castries.png
Settlement.motto: Statio Haud Malefida Carinis("A Safe Harbour for Ships")
Settlement.pushpin_map: Saint Lucia#North America
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Castries District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1650 as "Carenage"
Settlement.established_title1: Renamed
Settlement.established_date1: 1756 as "Castries"
Settlement.founder: the French
Settlement.named_for: Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, marquis de Castries

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Named after: Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix
Official name: Castries
Demonym: Castrien
Country: Saint Lucia
Located in: Castries Quarter
Population: 20000
Area: 79
Elevation: 2
Body of water: Caribbean Sea
Capital of: Castries Quarter
Official website: castriescity.com
Image: CastriesStLucia.JPG
Motto: Statio Haud Malefida Carinis

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Commons category: Castries
topic's main category: Category:Castries
category for people born here: Q18666679
category of associated people: Category:People from Castries
native label: Castries
inception: 1650-00-00
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
P8168: HD 82943 b
different from: Castries
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
twinned administrative body: Taipei
P12749: Wisconsin

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Travel guide

Understand

There is a tourist information office a 15-minute walk from the town centre in the cruise ship dock at Pointe Seraphine.

Free maps are available from the information desk in the La Place Carenage mall on Jeremie Street, just along from the St.Lucia Fire Service building.

Do

Wander around the lively local market on Jeremie Street. Visit the viewing point over the harbour, at Morne Fortune, just below Government House. Relax in Derek Walcott Square. Top up your suntan on Vigie beach. Cricket is played at Mindoo Phillip Park, but first class matches are at the Daren Sammy Ground in Gros Islet.

Buy

There are duty-free shops in Pointe Seraphine, where the cruise ships dock, and also in La Place Carenage mall on Jeremie Street.

For more local goods, the busy market on Jeremie Street is worth a visit.

Eat

There are cheap local eateries in a small alley that runs alongside the market and down to Jeremie Street.

A friendly and cheap cafe selling local food is on the first floor of a building on Derek Walcott square.

Go next

Take a bus or taxi to Marigot Bay, where the 1967 film Dr. Doolittle was filmed.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Name
History
Climate
Tourism
Political institutions
Notable people
See also
References
External links

Castries is on a flood plain and is built on reclaimed land. It houses the seat of government and the head offices of many foreign and local businesses. The city is laid out in a grid pattern. Its sheltered harbour receives cargo vessels, ferries and cruise ships. It houses duty-free shopping facilities such as Point Seraphine and La Place Carenage.

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