Dame Marie ( ht, Dam Mari) is a small seaside

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located on the western tip of

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, in the arrondissement of Anse-d'Hainault, in the Grand'Anse

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. The municipality's population according to the 2003 census is 27,127 inhabitants. Unlike other cities in Haiti, nearly all the roads in Dame Marie are paved. Dame Marie is relatively well-developed and has an association for most of the existing trades and professions. Agriculture and fishing are the economic mainstays in the community. The land and sea do offer much potential, but profit margins are barely beyond sustenance due to outmoded equipment, lack of proper storage and poor transportation.

Other locations in the Dame Marie commune

Balandier Balandier is a village in the Dame-Marie municipality of the Anse d'Hainault Arrondissement, in the Grand'Anse department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is ...

Carrefour Malatle Carrefour Malatle is a village in the Dame-Marie commune of the Anse d'Hainault Arrondissement, in the Grand'Anse department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, ...

, Dame Marie, Durocher,

Duvineau Duvineau is a coastal village in the Dame-Marie commune of the Anse d'Hainault Arrondissement, in the Grand'Anse department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, ...

Mandor Doca Mandor Doca is a rural village in the Dame-Marie commune of the Anse d'Hainault Arrondissement, in the Grand'Anse department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti ...

, Mome,

Plaine Griffie Plaine Griffie is a village in the Dame-Marie commune of the Anse d'Hainault Arrondissement, in the Grand'Anse department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, i ...

and

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Populated places in Grand'Anse (department) Communes of Haiti {{Haiti-geo-stub