Soufrière is a district on the Southwest coast of Saint Lucia in the West Indies.

It has several tourist sites, including a "drive-in" volcano, the Diamond Botanical Gardens with waterfall (briefly featured in Superman II) and historic mineral baths, plus the nearby beaches of Anse Chastanet to the north and Malgretout to the south.

The French word Soufrière means volcanic area or sulphur in the air.

Although the exact locale of her birth has been the subject of dispute by historians -notable figures such as Henry H Breen, Mayor of Castries and Mme.

They rise directly up from the coral reef beds and form part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.