Saint-Luc Parish
Saint-Luc
Sen Lik | |
|---|---|
Parish | |
 National Botanical Gardens, Villenoire | |
| Country |  Saint-Baptiste |
| Parish seat | Villenoire |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 4,228 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Saint-Luc (Baptistois Creole: Sen Lik) is one of the six parishes of Saint-Baptiste. Stretching along the island's northern coast, Saint-Luc's geography is dotted by cliff faces emerging from Mont Saint-Jean-Baptiste. Most of the parish's inhabitants work in the tourism and service industries, especially around the village of Villenoire. The town is also home to the National Botanical Gardens, a former sugar plantation converted into a conservatory in 1961. Villenoire also boasts a cruise ship dock, one of three on the island.
Despite the parish's rocky terrain, Saint-Luc produced a booming sugar industry during Saint-Baptiste's colonial period. The parish's population as of 2018 is 4,228.
Communities
There are five communities within Saint-Luc, including the parish seat of Villenoire.
- Villenoire (Vilnwa)
- Ventlese (Vanlès)
- Bonadenne (Bonjaden)
- Le Bain (Beny)
- Bélet-sur-Mer (Bèle sou Lanmè)