ou , ▁and ▁Pet ite ▁Martin ique . ▁ ▁Car ri ac ou ▁Island ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁island ▁of ▁the ▁Gren ad ines , ▁an ▁arch ip el ago ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Wind ward ▁Islands ▁chain . ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 9 , 5 9 5 ▁( 2 0 1 9 ▁census ). ▁The ▁main ▁settlement s ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁are ▁Hills borough , ▁L ' E ster re , ▁Har vey ▁V ale , ▁and ▁Wind ward . ▁ ▁The ▁neighbour ing ▁island ▁of ▁Pet ite ▁Martin ique ▁is ▁ 2 ½ ▁miles ▁away ▁from ▁Car ri ac ou , ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Gren ada . ▁With ▁its ▁ ▁and ▁population ▁of ▁ 9 0 0 , ▁it ▁is ▁smaller ▁than ▁Car ri ac ou . ▁The ▁residents ▁of ▁this ▁island ▁live ▁by ▁boat - building , ▁fish ing ▁and ▁se af aring . ▁Car ri ac ou ▁and ▁Pet ite ▁Martin ique ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁Reg atta ▁and ▁Village ▁Mar oon . ▁ ▁Col onial ▁history ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 th ▁Sep ▁ 1 6 5 0 , ▁Jacques ▁du ▁Par quet ▁bought ▁Gren ada ▁from ▁the ▁Comp ag nie ▁des ▁I les ▁de ▁l ' Amer ique , ▁which ▁was ▁dissol ved , ▁for ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁£ 1 1 6 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 7 , ▁Jacques ▁du ▁Par quet ▁sold ▁Gren ada ▁to ▁the ▁Com te ▁de ▁C err illa c ▁for ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of