Dublanc is a village in
Saint Peter parish on the west coast of Dominica between the town of
Portsmouth and the village of
Bioche. It sits on a low hillside at an elevation of 27. it had a population of 423.
[Commonwealth of Dominica, ''Population and Housing Census — 2001''. Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, 2001.]
The
Dublanc river
Dublanc is a village in Saint Peter parish on the west coast of Dominica between the town of Portsmouth and the village of Bioche. It sits on a low hillside at an elevation of 27. it had a population of 423.Commonwealth of Dominica, ''Population ...
, which rises on the flanks of
Morne Diablotin (the tallest mountain in Dominica), cuts through the village just before entering the
Caribbean Sea.
Industry
Dublanc is a rural village; many residents
farm and
fish for their livelihood.
Amenities
*Catholic church
*Seventh-Day Adventist Church
*Pre-School
*Primary School
Sports
The village continues to do well in sporting events in Dominica, mainly
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
and
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
.
Some Past Residents
Irvine Shillingford
Irvine Theodore Shillingford (18 April 1944 – 26 January 2023) was a West Indian cricketer who played four Tests and two ODIs in 1977 and 1978. He also played a further 88 first class games, 49 of them for the Combined Islands, whom he rep ...
, a local
cricketer
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
References
{{Settlements in Dominica
Populated places in Dominica
Saint Peter Parish, Dominica