St. Andrew's is the largest parish in Grenada. Its main town is Grenville, which is the island's second largest town after St. George's. Grenville is also known by its former French name, La Baye. In the 1650s, the French named the parish Morne de Combat, and it was part of the French Territories. Marquis served as the first parish capital from 1795 to 1796, after which Grenville became the capital of St. Andrew's in 1796.
