Laborie
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Laborie is a village on the south coast of Saint Lucia. It was originally called '''l'Islet a Caret''' after the Loggerhead sea turtles that were found in the area. The name Laborie is named after Baron de Laborie who was the French governor of Saint Lucia from 1784 to 1789. At that time the village had a population of 712. Laborie is the seat of the Laborie District.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Laborie
- Settlement.image_map
- Santa lucia laborie political.png
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Political map of St Lucia showing location of Laborie in Laborie District
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Saint Lucia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Laborie District
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 18th Century
- Settlement.established_title1
- Original name
- Settlement.established_date1
- l'Islet a Caret
- Settlement.founder
- The French
- Settlement.named_for
- Barron Jean Zénon André de Véron de Laborie, governor of Saint Lucia 17841789
- Settlement.leader_title
- Governing body
- Settlement.leader_name
- Laborie Village Council
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 20
- Settlement.population_total
- 1131
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Saint Lucia
- Located in
- Laborie Quarter
- Elevation
- 19
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Encyclopedic overview
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Laborie is a village on the south coast of Saint Lucia. It was originally called '''l'Islet a Caret''' after the Loggerhead sea turtles that were found in the area. The name Laborie is named after Baron de Laborie who was the French governor of Saint Lucia from 1784 to 1789. At that time the village had a population of 712. Laborie is the seat of the Laborie District.
==History== The French introduced large estates to the island and after the British took control of the island in 1814, many French landowners remained on their estates.
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