Piaye is a commiunity on the island of Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...

; it is located on the southern coast, near Balembouche

Balembouche

Balembouche is a town on the island of Saint Lucia; it is located on the southern side, near Bongalo and Piaye....

 and Bongalo

Bongalo

Bongalo is a town on the island of Saint Lucia; it is located on the southern coast, near Balembouche and Piaye....

in the constituency of Choiseul, and shares its name with a nearby river

Piaye River

The Piaye River is a river on the island of Saint Lucia....

This community started as a small settlement of workers who laboured on the Balembouche estate.In the post-Balembouche period Piaye transformed into a community of fishermen, subsistence farmers and producers of hand-crushed agregrate for the construction industry. Piaye has a rich history of African dance traditions and cuisine.