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Interior photo of Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Castries, St. Lucia. The Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, [1] The Cathedral, is located in the centre of three well known streets, Peynier Street, Micoud Street and Laborie Street, and is opposite the Derek Walcott Square in Castries, [2] Saint Lucia. [3]
Derek Walcott Square seen from Micoud Street. Derek Walcott Square (formerly Columbus Square) is a public square and park located in central Castries, Saint Lucia. The square is bounded by Bourbon, Brazil, Laborie and Micoud Streets. Derek Walcott Square in Castries, Saint Lucia with the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in the background
It was named after Baron de Micoud, who was the French governor of Saint Lucia in the 18th century. More recently it has been known as the home town and constituency seat of Sir John Compton , who was the premier of Saint Lucia from 1967 to 1979, then prime minister in 1979, 1982 to 1996, and 2006 to 2007.
The geology of St. Lucia can be described as composing three main areas. The oldest, 16–18 Ma, volcanic rocks are exposed from Castries northward and consist of eroded basalt and andesite centres. The middle, central highlands, portion of the island consists of dissected andesite centres, 10.4 to 1 Mya, while the lower southwest portion of ...
Castries District Bisée: Castries District: 12,980 Bocage ... Micoud District 3,406 Mon Repos: Micoud District ...
It was further divided into eleven quarters or parishes, i.e. Castries, Anse Laraye, Soufriere, Choiseul, Laborie, Vieux Fort, Micoud, Praslin, Dennery, Dauphin, and Gros-ilet. Each quarter or parish had a town in the coastal bay within its territory that was named the same as the quarter.
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Micoud District is one of 10 districts (formerly called quarters) of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia The seat of this district is the town of Micoud inside this district. According to the 2002 census, the population of the district was 16,143 people. The final 2010 Census recorded a population of 16,284 in Micoud District.