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The current size of the estate is 80 acres or 30 hectares. The property, which is largely left undeveloped, is owned by the
Lawaetz family who purchased the land in the 1960s. The northern boundary is the main road, and the southern boundary is the Caribbean sea. To the west, there is a residential
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Historically, the "Chemin Royal" one of the first roads build by the French traversed the
Balembouche Estate and crossed the river at the mouth. This was back then the easiest place to cross since the river is in a deep canyon. From this river is also derived the historic Balembouche aqueduct, a
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Since 2019, the aqueduct has been dry. Discussions are ongoing with the authorities and neighbours to restore the flow of water to the local farmers and ecosystems. Crops and livestock raised the estate include cattle, coconuts, breadfruit, papaya and organic vegetables. The estate also has an
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The entire area where the original 500+ acre estate was historically located is sometimes still referred to as "Balembouche" by locals. However, this is misleading, since those new developments, including an area called "Parc Lane" are no longer or were never part of the original
Balembouche
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200-year-old waterway with a 30-ft dam, built in the late 1700s to power the waterwheel at the
Balembouche sugar mill. It is one of the only two remaining intact aqueducts on the island and has been maintained privately by the owners of Balenbouche estate for the past half a century.
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Historically, there are multiple spellings of the name, all referring to the same sugar plantation established by the French under colonial rule. Some alternate spellings include
Ballembouche, Balambouche, and Balenbouche. The name first appears on St. Lucia maps in the late 1760s.
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Balembouche or Balenbouche is not known. Possible translations include "mouth of the whale" from the French "Baleine" and "bouche" and also "bullet or ball in the mouth" from the French phrase "bal en bouche."
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development. The eastern boundary of the estate is the
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Region, populated place, and plantation in
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