Chardonnières () is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissem ...

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 Haiti. Spanning approximately , it comprises three communes– Chardonnières,

Les Anglais Les Anglais (; ), French for "The English", is a commune in the Chardonnières Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti. It has 27,182 inhabitants. The eye of Hurricane Matthew made landfall near Les Anglais on 4 October 2016 at 6&n ...

, and Tiburon. As of 2015, it had a population of 78,410 inhabitants. It stretches from the coastline of the

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere, located south of the Gulf of Mexico and southwest of the Sargasso Sea. It is bounded by the Greater Antilles to the north from Cuba ...

into the

Massif de la Hotte The Massif de la Hotte () is a mountain range in southwestern Haiti, on the Tiburon Peninsula, Haiti, Tiburon Peninsula west of the Petit-Goâve-Jacmel fault. About 2.5 million years ago, Massif de la Hotte was separated from the Massif de la Sel ...

highlands. The economy is based on agriculture, livestock, fishing, and crafts. The annual Grape Festival is a popular celebration.

Geography

Chardonnieres is an

in the

department of Haiti. It covers about , bordered south by the

and stretches to the

range inland. The landscape transitions from coastal plains into elevated terrain, including the hills of Randel and the foothills of Massif de la Hotte, reaching elevations up to . While the Chardonnières commune is made up of largely coastal plains, bisected by the Rivière de Port-à-Piment valley, the low inland plains with moderate elevation and agricultural suitability. The region has a hot

tropical climate Tropical climate is the first of the five major climate groups in the Köppen climate classification identified with the letter A. Tropical climates are defined by a monthly average temperature of or higher in the coolest month, featuring hot te ...

. It includes the communes of Chardonnières,

, and Tiburon. The region was affected during the

2021 Haiti earthquake At 08:29:09 EDT on 14 August 2021, a magnitude7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula of southern Haiti. It had a 10-kilometre-deep (6.2 mi) hypocenter near Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of the ...

and went through extensive rebuilding efforts.

Demographics and economy

As of 2015, the population was 78,410 inhabitants. Approximately 43% of the local population is under the age of 18.

Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

and

livestock Livestock are the Domestication, domesticated animals that are raised in an Agriculture, agricultural setting to provide labour and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, Egg as food, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The t ...

rearing are the primary drivers of the economy. Chardonnières is recognized as Haiti’s primary grape-producing region, with inhabitants traditionally cultivating grapes on domestic arbors. The annual Festival du Raisin (Grape festival) in July promotes local viticulture and cultural heritage. Viticultural legacy dates to colonial times; grapes once featured on French royal tables, and grape cultivation remains a cultural hallmark.

References

Arrondissements of Haiti Sud (department) {{Arrondissements of Haiti