Verrettes
Encyclopedia
Verrettes is a municipality in the Saint-Marc Arrondissement
, in the Artibonite Department
of Haiti
. It is located approximately 58 km north of the capital, Port-au-Prince
, and has 48,724 inhabitants.
. During his presidency, he made great efforts to modernize the commune of Verrettes by constructing the water distribution system of "Bassin Vincent", building streets with sidewalks, and a modern sewer system. Unfortunately, subsequent governments abandoned this urbanization work, as the pavement of some streets was not completed.
The city is very self-sufficient with most of the population consume goods produced from nearby family farms in rural neighborhoods. Most of the formal businesses are owned by the city’s upper middle class residence. Their homes are usually located near the downtown area; just like Port-au-Prince most of the upper middle class homes are surrounded by large cement walls with iron gates or some sort of fences.
Verrettes is mostly known for its strong emphasis on education; many rural town peasants relocate their children to Verrettes for their schooling, they usually rent houses and apartments in the town for their children to stay in. The middle and upper middle class residence are known for sending their children to Port-au-Prince to finish their studies. In the past few decades, there has been a large exodus of the upper middle class out of Haiti.
& Protestant with a small percentage practicing Vodou.
died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake
.
La Providence is currently hosting 300 Jacmelien from the city of Jacmel
displaced by the earthquake.
Saint-Marc Arrondissement
Saint-Marc is an arrondissement in the Artibonite Department of Haiti.It has 268,499 inhabitants.Postal codes in the Saint-Marc Arrondissement start with the number 43.The arondissement consists of the following municipalities:...
, in the Artibonite Department
Artibonite Department
Artibonite is one of the ten departments of Haiti. With an area of 4,984 km² it is Haiti's largest department. Artibonite has a population of 1,168,800 . The region is the country's main rice-growing area. The main cities are Gonaïves and Saint-Marc...
of Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
. It is located approximately 58 km north of the capital, Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, and has 48,724 inhabitants.
History
Verrettes is also known as the birthplace of the late president Dumarsais EstiméDumarsais Estimé
Dumarsais Estimé served as the President of Haïti from 16 August 1946 until 10 May 1950. He was the first black head of state since the US occupation of Haiti ended in 1934.-Early life:...
. During his presidency, he made great efforts to modernize the commune of Verrettes by constructing the water distribution system of "Bassin Vincent", building streets with sidewalks, and a modern sewer system. Unfortunately, subsequent governments abandoned this urbanization work, as the pavement of some streets was not completed.
Culture
The city of Verrettes has mostly been unaffected by Haiti’s political turmoil and natural disasters. The small city is uneventful with a very low crime rate, but with an active nightlife. The city downtown is known for its live music, restaurants, clubs, and is also known as the playground for the town teenagers.The city is very self-sufficient with most of the population consume goods produced from nearby family farms in rural neighborhoods. Most of the formal businesses are owned by the city’s upper middle class residence. Their homes are usually located near the downtown area; just like Port-au-Prince most of the upper middle class homes are surrounded by large cement walls with iron gates or some sort of fences.
Verrettes is mostly known for its strong emphasis on education; many rural town peasants relocate their children to Verrettes for their schooling, they usually rent houses and apartments in the town for their children to stay in. The middle and upper middle class residence are known for sending their children to Port-au-Prince to finish their studies. In the past few decades, there has been a large exodus of the upper middle class out of Haiti.
Religion
At Verrettes "l’Eglise de la Nativité" (Church of Nativity) is still one of the largest churches of the country. The religion of the city is mainly CatholicCatholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
& Protestant with a small percentage practicing Vodou.
School
- Jardin D'enfants: Kindergartner
- La Providence: Primary School
- L'école Frere: Catholic SchoolCatholic schoolCatholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
for Boys - L'école Mere: Catholic SchoolCatholic schoolCatholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
for Girls - Charles Belair: Secondary SchoolSecondary schoolSecondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
- Indistrielle: Secondary SchoolSecondary schoolSecondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
- Lycée Garry: CollegeCollegeA college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
Public Building
- Hôtel de VilleCity hallIn local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city...
- L'hôpital Dumarsais EstiméDumarsais EstiméDumarsais Estimé served as the President of Haïti from 16 August 1946 until 10 May 1950. He was the first black head of state since the US occupation of Haiti ended in 1934.-Early life:...
- L'Église de la Nativité
- Salle de Royaume
- Hollywood Club
- Verrettes Cinema
2010 earthquake
The city's senatorSenate of Haiti
The Senate of Haiti is the upper house of Haiti's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly. The lower house of the National Assembly is the Chamber of Deputies. The Senate consists of thirty seats, with three members from each of the ten administrative departments. Prior to the creation of the...
died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
.
La Providence is currently hosting 300 Jacmelien from the city of Jacmel
Jacmel
Jacmel, also known by its indigenous Taíno name of Yaquimel, is a town in southern Haiti founded in 1698. It is the capital of the department of Sud-Est and has an estimated population of 40,000, while the municipality of Jacmel had a population of 137,966 at the 2003 Census.The buildings are...
displaced by the earthquake.