Petit Soufrière is a small village on the east coast of
Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of t ...
, upland from
Petite Soufrière Bay in
Saint David Parish. Located on the steep, rugged slopes of
Morne Aux Delices at the end of the main road south from
Castle Bruce, it is one of the most isolated villages in Dominica. The village immediately to its north is
Saint Sauveur; to its south, though connected only by a hiking trail, is
Rosalie.
Historically, Petit Soufrière had never been part of a large estate because of the rough terrain, and instead developed as a peasant farming settlement. Today, it remains a small, rural community of farmers.
References
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Populated places in Dominica
Saint David Parish, Dominica
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