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Micoud, Saint Lucia

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Country
  
Saint Lucia

Founded
  
18th Century

Elevation
  
90 cm

Quarter
  
Micoud Quarter

Founded by
  
The French

Area code
  
758

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Named for
  
Baron de Micoud, governor of Saint Lucia

Time zone
  
Eastern Caribbean Time Zone (ECT) (UTC-4)

Micoud is a village of around 2,700 inhabitants on the south-east coast of Saint Lucia. It was named after Baron de Micoud, who was the French governor of Saint Lucia in the 18th Century.

Map of Micoud, Saint Lucia

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, and 1982 to 1996 and 2006 to 2007.

References

Micoud, Saint Lucia Wikipedia