RSSConcentrated around the sheltered bay of Port Micoud, this town was named in honour of the French Governor de Micoud who ruled St Lucia from 1768 to 1771.
The harbour, ideally suited for fishing, forms one border while the Troumassé River forms the southern border of the town. There is evidence of Amerindian presence in the area with probably nine settlements having existed in the Micoud Quarter that had been abandoned after the arrival of European settlers in the eighteenth century.
It is a typical fishing village with numerous narrow and small streets lined with a blend of old homes bearing West Indian fretwork and modern concrete block architecture. The pretty bay is dotted with fishing boats and churches.
Micoud is most famous as the birthplace of the island's first prime minister, John Compton. The town is also renowned as the focal point for two national religious festivals that take place throughout the island, La Rose in August and La Marguerite in October.
The festivals celebrate the Roman Catholic saints Rose of Lima and Marguerite Mary Alacoque through religious services, feasts, flower shows and costume parades, parties and public performances of traditional songs and dances.
