The economy of the village used to based on sugar plantations.

[4] The original name of the village was Bourg des Coulisses, due to the sugar cane which was transported by streams from the hill down to the mill in the valley.

One of the bells of the church is named Sebastopol, and was taken during the Crimean War.

[6] The village is located in a forested zone along the Cacaos and the Coulisses River.

[7] The local football club is Stade Spiritain.