Official Name: | Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Pushpin Map: | Haiti |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Haiti |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Haiti |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Artibonite |
Subdivision Type2: | Arrondissement |
Subdivision Name2: | Dessalines |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Total: | 170,740 |
Coordinates: | 19.1333°N -72.4833°W |
Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite (pronounced as /fr/; Haitian; Haitian Creole: Ti Rivyè Latibonit) is a commune in the Dessalines Arrondissement, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is located in the Artibonite Valley, with the center of the town on a bluff overlooking the Artibonite River.
One of the important battles of the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was fought here at Crete Pierrot; Jean-Jacques Dessalines ravaged the French army led by Rochambeau.
The town is the site of Palais de la Belle Rivière, a palace built from 1816 to 1820 by Henri Christophe. Its construction was never finished. Despite a popular urban legend, the palace does not have 365 doors and 52 windows. Following the 2010 earthquake, the palace was restored from its dilapidated state.[1]