Castries

Castries

Castries , town (1991 pop. 11,147; 1991 metropolitan area pop. 51,994), capital and commercial center of Saint Lucia . Its excellent landlocked harbor is one of the best in the West Indies. Castries was founded by the French in 1650. The secretariat for the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States is located there.

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Castries, Saint Lucia Le Carénage The original French name meant the ‘Place where Ships are careened’. This was then changed in 1758 to honour Maréchal de Castries, a Minister of the French Navy and Colonies.

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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Castries." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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