Habitation La Grivelière

Habitation La Grivelière
Coffee field at Habitation La Grivelière

Habitation La Grivelière ('Grivelière House) is a coffee plantation and coffeehouse in Vieux-Habitants, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, an overseas region of France. Founded in the late 17th century, it has been classified as a Monument historique since 1987. The plantation is located along the Grande Rivière des Vieux-Habitants within the Guadeloupe National Park, at 200 meters (660 ft) above sea level. It operates under the auspices of Association Verte Vallée.[1] One of the buildings has been re-purposed into a coffeehouse. It is one of the best preserved agricultural estates in the Lesser Antilles. Habitation La Grivelière contains a dozen buildings including a manor house, overseer's house, houses of permanent workers, two boucans, a roasting shed, mills, an oratory and five slave huts.

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  1. ↑ Gagnon 2010, p. 139.

Coordinates: 16°04′18″N 61°43′44″W / 16.07165°N 61.72879°W / 16.07165; -61.72879

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