Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Castries, population 11,147 (1991), is the capital of Saint Lucia. Its harbor is one of the best in the West Indies. Castries was founded by the French in 1650. Castries is served by Vigie Airport. Passengers on longer flights arrive at Hewanorra International Airport, near Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia. Castries is a commune in the Hérault département in France. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.