Piaye | |
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PiayeLocation in the Laborie District of Saint Lucia | |
Coordinates: 13°45′N 061°01′W / 13.750°N 61.017°W / 13.750; -61.017 | |
Country | Saint Lucia |
District | Laborie District |
Population | |
• Total | 596 |
Piaye 2nd-order administrative division |
Piaye is a community on the island of Saint Lucia; it is located on the southern coast, near Balembouche and Bongalo in the Laborie District, and shares its name with a nearby river. This community started as a small settlement of workers who laboured on the Balembouche estate. In the post-Balembouche period Piaye transformed into a community of fishermen, subsistence farmers and producers of hand-crushed aggregate for the construction industry.
See also
References
- ^ "Piaye". GeoNames. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- "Map of Laborie District" (PDF). Government of Saint Lucia. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
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