The commune () is the third-level divisions of

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. The 10 departments have 42

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, which are divided into 144 communes and then into 571 communal sections. Communes are roughly equivalent to

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s and incorporated

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Administration

Each commune has a

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(''conseil municipal'') compound of three members elected by the inhabitants of the commune for a 4-year term. The municipal council is led by a

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often called ''

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''. Each commune has a municipal assembly (''assemblée municipale'') who assists the council in its work. The members of the assembly are also elected for 4 years. Each commune is ruled by a

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List

Artibonite

* Dessalines Arrondissement ** Dessalines ** Desdunes ** Grande-Saline ** Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite *

Gonaïves Arrondissement Gonaïves ( ht, Gonayiv) is an arrondissement in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It has 263,858 inhabitants.''Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique'' (IHSI), 7 August 2003. Postal codes in the Gonaïves Arrondissement start with th ...

Gonaïves Gonaïves (; ht, Gonayiv, ) is a List of communes of Haiti, commune in northern Haiti, and the capital of the Artibonite (department), Artibonite Departments of Haiti, department of Haiti. It has a population of about 300,000 people, but current ...

** Ennery ** L'Estère * Gros Morne Arrondissement ** Gros-Morne **

Anse-Rouge Anse-Rouge (, literally ''Red Bay''; ht, Ans Wouj) is a commune in the Gros-Morne Arrondissement, in the Artibonite department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayt ...

** Terre-Neuve * Marmelade Arrondissement ** Marmelade ** Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye * Saint-Marc Arrondissement **

Saint-Marc Saint-Marc ( ht, Sen Mak) is a commune in western Haiti in Artibonite departement. Its geographic coordinates are . At the 2003 Census the commune had 160,181 inhabitants. It is one of the biggest cities, second to Gonaïves, between Port-au-P ...

** La Chapelle **

Liancourt Liancourt () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Population See also * Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the followi ...

** Verrettes ** Montrouis

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* Cerca-la-Source Arrondissement ** Cerca-la-Source ** Thomassique *

Hinche Arrondissement Hinche ( ht, Ench) is an arrondissement in the Centre department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 264,943 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Hinche Arrondissement start with the number 51. The arondissement consists of the following commun ...

** Hinche ** Cerca-Carvajal **

Maïssade Maïssade ( ht, Mayisad) is a commune in the Hinche Arrondissement, in the Centre department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the islan ...

Thomonde Thomonde ( ht, Tomonn) is a commune in the Hinche Arrondissement, in the Centre department of Haiti. It is located in the Centre or "Plateau Central", arrondissement Hinche. The geo-coordinates are 19.02N and 71.97W. The population was about ...

Lascahobas Arrondissement Lascahobas ( ht, Laskawobas) is an arrondissement in the Centre department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola ...

Lascahobas Lascahobas ( ht, Laskawobas; es, Las Caobas) is a commune located in the Centre department of Haiti, roughly one hour east of Mirebalais, 10 minutes south of Lac de Peligre, and one hour west of the border with the Dominican Republic. The popu ...

** Baptiste **

Belladère Belladère ( ht, Beladè, es, Veladero) is a commune in the Lascahobas Arrondissement, inside the Centre department of Haiti. Its border crossing to the Dominican town Comendador is one of the four chief land crossings to the Dominican Repub ...

** Savanette *

Mirebalais Arrondissement Mirebalais ( ht, Mibalè) is an arrondissement in the Centre department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 192,852 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Mirebalais Arrondissement start with the number 52. The arondissement consists of the follo ...

** Mirebalais ** Boucan-Carré **

Saut-d'Eau Saut-d'Eau ( ht, Sodo) is a commune in the Mirebalais Arrondissement, in the Centre department of Haiti. It has 34,885 inhabitants. Its name is French for 'waterfall', named after a large waterfall called 'Le Saut'. It is said that this wate ...

Grand'Anse

* Anse d'Hainault Arrondissement ** Anse-d'Hainault ** Dame-Marie ** Les Irois *

Corail Arrondissement Corail ( ht, Koray) is an arrondissement of the Grand'Anse department, located in southwestern Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 131,561 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Anse d'Hainault Arrondissement start with the number 73. Communes The ...

** Beaumont ** Corail ** Pestel **

Roseaux Roseaux ( ht, Wozo) is a commune in the Corail Arrondissement, in the Grand'Anse department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the is ...

* Jérémie Arrondissement ** Jérémie ** Abricots **

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** Chambellan ** Marfranc ** Moron

Nippes

* Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement **

Anse-à-Veau Anse-à-Veau ( ht, Ansavo) is a commune in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes department of Haiti. The postal code is HT 7510. In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake str ...

** Arnaud **

L'Asile L'Asile ( ht, Lazil) is a commune in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the isla ...

Petit-Trou-de-Nippes Petit-Trou-de-Nippes (; ht, Ti Twou de Nip) is a commune in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a cou ...

** Plaisance-du-Sud *

Baradères Arrondissement Baradères ( ht, Baradè) is an arrondissement in the Nippes department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the ...

Baradères Baraderes ( ht, Baradè) is a commune in the Nippes department in the southwest part of Haiti. The town has a picturesque market square with a large church. There are few shops and no hotels. The area economy is based on subsistence agricultu ...

Grand-Boucan Grand-Boucan ( ht, Gran Boukan) is a commune in the Baradères Arrondissement, in the Nippes department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on ...

* Miragoâne Arrondissement ** Miragoâne ** Fonds-des-Nègres ** Paillant ** Petite-Rivière-de-Nippes

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* Acul-du-Nord Arrondissement ** Acul-du-Nord ** Milot ** Plaine-du-Nord *

Borgne Arrondissement Borgne ( ht, Obòy) is an arrondissement in the Nord department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greate ...

Borgne Borgne (; ht, Obòy) is a commune in the Borgne Arrondissement, in Nord department of Haiti. The economy there is based on agriculture and fishery. Other nearby places include Port-Margot, Robin, and Fond La Grange. Borgne is currently in th ...

** Port-Margot * Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement **

Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien (; ht, Kap Ayisyen; "Haitian Cape"), typically spelled Cape Haitien in English and often locally referred to as or , is a commune of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the department of Nord. Previousl ...

Limonade Limonade ( ht, Limonad) is a commune in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 69,256 inhabitants. Christopher Columbus and his crew celebrated the first Christmas in the Americas at Limonade in 1492.

Quartier-Morin Quartier-Morin ( ht, Katye Moren) is a commune in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located ...

* Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement **

Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Grande-Rivière-du-Nord ( ht, Grann Rivyè dinò) is a commune in the Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti. Jean-Jacques Dessalines Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Haitian Creole: ''Jan-Jak Desalin''; ; 20 Sept ...

** Bahon * Limbé Arrondissement ** Limbé ** Bas-Limbé * Plaissance Arrondissement ** Plaisance **

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* Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement ** Saint-Raphaël ** Dondon ** La Victoire **

Pignon Pignon ( ht, Piyon) is a commune in the Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 29,327 inhabitants. Government Pignon's territory includes the ''Sections Communales'' of Savanette and La Belle Mère. During the O ...

** Ranquitte

Nord-Est

* Fort-Liberté Arrondissement ** Fort-Liberté **

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** Ferrier *

Ouanaminthe Arrondissement Ouanaminthe ( ht, Wanament) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola ...

Ouanaminthe Ouanaminthe ( ht, Wanament or Wanamèt; es, Juana Méndez) is a commune or town located in the Nord-Est department of Haiti. It lies along the Massacre River, which forms part of the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Ouanaminthe ...

** Capotille ** Mont-Organisé * Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement ** Trou-du-Nord ** Caracol ** Sainte-Suzanne **Grand-Bassin et Terrier-Rouge *

Vallières Arrondissement Vallières ( ht, Valyè) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Est department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in t ...

** Vallières ** Carice ** Mombin-Crochu

Nord-Ouest

Môle-Saint-Nicolas Arrondissement Môle-Saint-Nicolas ( ht, Mòl Sen Nikola) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Ouest Department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the islan ...

** Môle-Saint-Nicolas ** Baie-de-Henne ** Bombardopolis ** Jean-Rabel *

Port-de-Paix Arrondissement Port-de-Paix ( ht, Podpè) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 336,650 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Port-de-Paix Arrondissement start with the number 31. The arrondissement consists of ...

** Port-de-Paix **

Bassin-Bleu Bassin-Bleu ( ht, Basen Ble) is a commune in the Port-de-Paix Arrondissement, in the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country loca ...

** Chansolme ** Lapointe ** La Tortue *

Saint-Louis-du-Nord Arrondissement Saint-Louis-du-Nord ( ht, Sen Lwi dinò) is an arrondissement in the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island ...

Saint-Louis-du-Nord Saint-Louis-du-Nord ( ht, Sen Lwi dinò) is a commune in the Saint-Louis-du-Nord Arrondissement, in the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayt ...

Anse-à-Foleur Anse-à-Foleur ( ht, Ansafolè) is a commune in the Saint-Louis-du-Nord Arrondissement, in the Nord-Ouest department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Gove ...

Ouest

* Arcahaie Arrondissement ** Arcahaie **

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* Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement **

Croix-des-Bouquets Croix-des-Bouquets (, ; ht, Kwadèbouke or ) is a commune in the Ouest department of Haiti. It is located to the northeast of Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince. Originally located on the shore, it was relocated inland after the 1770 Po ...

** Cornillon **

Fonds-Verrettes Fonds-Verrettes ( ht, Fonvèrèt) is a commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti. It has 40,224 inhabitants and lies adjacent to the Dominican Republic–Haiti border The Dominican Republic–Haiti bord ...

Ganthier Ganthier ( ht, Gantye) is a commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on ...

Thomazeau Thomazeau ( ht, Tomazo) is a commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, Ouest department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the ...

* La Gonâve Arrondissement **

Anse-à-Galets Anse-à-Galets ( ht, Ansagalèt) is a commune and city in the La Gonâve Arrondissement, in the Ouest department on Gonâve Island in Haiti, located to the west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve The Gulf of Gonâve (french: G ...

** Pointe-à-Raquette * Léogâne Arrondissement **

Léogâne Léogâne ( ht, Leyogàn) is one of the coastal communes in Haiti. It is located in the eponymous Léogâne Arrondissement, which is part of the Ouest Department. The port town is located about west of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. L ...

Grand-Goâve Grand Goâve ( ht, Grangwav) is a commune in the Léogâne Arrondissement in the Ouest department of southwestern Haiti. The Rivière de Grand Goâve passes to the east of the town. It is bridged by National Route No. 2 to the south and forded ...

** Petit-Goâve * Port-au-Prince Arrondissement **

Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( , ; ht, Pòtoprens ) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 987,311 in 2015 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is define ...

Carrefour Carrefour () is a French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation headquartered in Massy, France. The eighth-largest retailer in the world by revenue, it operates a chain of hypermarkets, groceries stores and convenience stores, whic ...

Cité Soleil Cité Soleil ( ht, Site Solèy; English: ) is an extremely impoverished and densely populated commune located in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area in Haiti. Cité Soleil originally developed as a shanty town and grew to an estimated 200,000 ...

Delmas Delmas may refer to: People * Antoine Guillaume Delmas (1766–1813), French revolutionary and Napoleonic general * Benjamin Delmas (born 1976), French ice dancer * Bert Delmas (Albert Charles Delmas, 1911–1979), American baseball player * C ...

** Gressier **

Kenscoff Kenscoff ( ht, Kenskòf) is a commune in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti, located in the foothills of the Chaîne de la Selle mountain range, some 10 kilometres to the southeast of the capital city of Port-a ...

Pétion-Ville Pétion-Ville ( ht, Petyonvil) is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate from the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. Founded in 1831 by president Jean-Pierre Boyer, it was named ...

** Tabarre

Sud-Est

Bainet Arrondissement Bainet ( ht, Benè) is an Arrondissements of Haiti, arrondissement in the Sud-Est (department), Sud-Est Departments of Haiti, department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 135,792 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Bainet Arrondissement start ...

Bainet Bainet ( ht, Benè) is a commune in the Bainet Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. It has 62,300 inhabitants. In late 1791 and early 1792, during the early Haitian Revolution, slaves in Bainet rebelled as part of the Trou Coffy ...

** Côtes-de-Fer *

Belle-Anse Arrondissement Belle-Anse ( ht, Bèlans) is an arrondissement in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 158,081 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Belle-Anse Arrondissement start with the number 93. The arondissement consists of the foll ...

Belle-Anse Belle-Anse ( ht, Bèlans) is a commune in the Belle-Anse Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. It has 51,707 inhabitants. History The town's previous name was Saltrou, a name that is still commonly used by some old timers. The na ...

Anse-à-Pitres Anse-à-Pitres ( ht, Ansapit), or ''Anse-à-Pitre'' is a commune in the Belle-Anse Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. Its border Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as ocea ...

** Grand-Gosier **

Thiotte Thiotte ( ht, Tyòt) is a commune in the Belle-Anse Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the isla ...

* Jacmel Arrondissement **

Jacmel Jacmel (; ht, Jakmèl) is a commune in southern Haiti founded by the Spanish in 1504 and repopulated by the French in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Port-au-Prince across the Tiburon Peninsu ...

Cayes-Jacmel Cayes-Jacmel ( ht, Kay Jakmèl) is a commune in the Jacmel Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. It has 36693 inhabitants. Cayes-Jacmel is down the road from Cyvadier and home to a lovely public beach and has a remarkable farmers ma ...

** La Vallée ** Marigot

Sud

Aquin Arrondissement Aquin ( ht, Aken) is an arrondissement in the Sud Department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 217,827 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Aquin Arrondissement start with the number 83. It contains the following communes: * Aquin * Cavaillo ...

Aquin Aquin (; ht, Aken) is a commune in the Aquin Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti. It is a port on the south coast of the Tiburon Peninsula The Tiburon Peninsula (french: Péninsule de Tiburon), or The Xaragua Peninsula, simply ...

Cavaillon Cavaillon (; Provençal: ''Cavalhon'') is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France.Saint-Louis-du-Sud Saint Louis du Sud ( ht, Sen Lwi disid) is a coastal commune in the Aquin Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a countr ...

**Fond des Blancs *

Les Cayes Arrondissement Les Cayes, often referred to as Aux Cayes ( ht, Okay) is an arrondissement in the Sud department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 346,276 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Les Cayes Arrondissement start with the number 81. The arondisseme ...

** Les Cayes ** Camp-Perrin **

Chantal Chantal () is a feminine given name of French origin. The name Chantal can be traced back to the Old Occitan word ''cantal'', meaning "stone." It came into popular use as a given name in honor of the Catholic saint, Jeanne de Chantal. It may als ...

** Île-à-Vache ** Maniche **

Torbeck Torbeck ( ht, Tòbèk) is a commune in the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island ...

* Chardonnières Arrondissement ** Chardonnières ** Les Anglais ** Tiburon * Côteaux Arrondissement ** Côteaux **

Port-à-Piment Port-à-Piment ( ht, Pòtapiman disid) is a commune in the Côteaux Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country locate ...

** Roche-à-Bateaux * Port-Salut Arrondissement ** Port-Salut ** Arniquet ** Saint-Jean-du-Sud

References

External links

Code Postal HaitienHaiti-Référence 7320. - Arrondissements et communes d’Haiti