Picard, Dominica

Picard is a community on the northwest side of Dominica. It is part of Portsmouth, Dominica.

The Ross University School of Medicine, part of DeVry University, is located in Picard and has over 1,000 students mainly from the United States and Canada. The school's presence is a major economic resource for the local people. There is a Subway restaurant on the school's campus, one of three on the island.

The Picard River is a river in Dominica. It rises on the northern slopes of Morne Diablotins, flowing northwest to reach the Caribbean Sea at Prince Rupert Bay on the country's northwestern coast, close to the town of Portsmouth.

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Settlements in Dominica

For the definition of town, village, etc see Settlements in Dominica.

Towns	Atkinson Berekua (Grand Bay) Calibishie Canefield Castle Bruce Grand-Anse (Portsmouth) Grand Bay (Berekua) La Plaine La Soie (Wesley) Mahaut Marigot Pointe Michel Portsmouth (Grand-Anse) Rosalie Roseau (Capital) Saint Joseph Salisbury (Barroui) Soufrière Wesley (La Soie) Woodford Hill

Villages	Anse du Mé Bagatelle Bataka Belles Bellevue Chopin Bense Bioche Boetica Bornes Campbell Capucin Castle Comfort Clifton Colihaut Cottage Coulibistrie Delices Dublanc Dubuc Eggleston Fond Cani Fond St. Jean Galion Giraudel Good Hope Grand Fond Hampstead Laudat Layou Loubiere Massacre Mero Morne Daniel Morne Prosper Paix Bouche Penville Petite Savanne Petit Soufrière Pichelin Pont Cassé Saint Sauveur Salybia Scotts Head Stowe Tanetane Tarou Thibaud Toucari Trafalgar Vieille Case Wall House Wotten Waven

Coordinates: 15°33′13″N 61°27′39″W / 15.5537°N 61.4609°W / 15.5537; -61.4609

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