Chardonnières (; also Les Chardonnières; ) is a commune in the Chardonnières Arrondissement, in the

Sud Sud or SUD may refer to: Places * Sud (Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg constituency), a constituency in Luxembourg * Sud (department), an administrative subdivision of Haiti * Sud Department (Ivory Coast), defunct administrative subdivision of ...

department of

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. Chardonnière is the largest producer of

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s in Haiti.Haiti Ministry of Tourism - Gastronomy
/ref> A Festival of the Grape (''Festival du raisin des Chardonnières'') is annually held.

History

The town was originally named ''Chardonnières'' by

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s or

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s. In its colonial days, grapes had reached the tables of the

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. Today, grapes are used by the Chardonnesiens to welcome visitors to express their generosity and hospitality.

Geography

Chardonnière is located about 72 kilometers from

Les Cayes Les Cayes ( , ), often referred to as Aux Cayes (; ), is a commune and seaport in the Les Cayes Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti, with a population of 71,236. Due to its isolation from the political turmoil of the capital, Port-a ...

, and minutes from

Port-à-Piment Port-à-Piment (; ) is a List of communes of Haiti, commune in the Côteaux Arrondissement, in the Sud (department), Sud Departments of Haiti, department of Haiti. In 2009, the commune had a population of 17,207. Settlements *Port-à-Piment, Port ...

Infrastructure

The

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of Chardonnière was erected in 1897 and consecrated to

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Settlements

References

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