Grande-Rivière-du-Nord
Grande-Rivière-du-Nord
Grann Rivyè dinò | |
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The parish church of St. Rose of Lima | |
Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Location in Haiti | |
| Coordinates: 19°35′0″N 72°11′0″W / 19.58333°N 72.18333°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Grande-Rivière-du-Nord |
| Elevation | 91 m (299 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-04:00 (EDT) |
Grande-Rivière-du-Nord (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d ʁivjɛʁ dy nɔʁ]; Haitian Creole: Grann Rivyè dinò) is a commune in the Grande-Rivière-du-Nord Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti. Jean-Jacques Dessalines was born there in 1758 on the Cormiers plantation.[2]
The town was established in 1712, and named after a nearby river. In addition to being the birthplace of Dessalines, it is the hometown of Jean Price-Mars, Jean-Baptiste Chavannes, Henry Namphy, Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, Tirésias Simon Sam, Jean-Baptiste Riché, and Philippe Guerrier. Grande-Rivière has retained a significant amount of colonial-era architecture.
Local landmarks include the Church of St. Rose of Lima, first built in 1712, and the Dessalines monument, unveiled in 2022.[3] The town is a national hub of cocoa and coffee production. A team of Canadian students set up a computer-equipped library in the town in 2017.[4]
References
- ^ Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI)
- ^ Dayan, Joan (1995) "Haiti, History, and the Gods" pp. 66–97 In Prakash, Gyan (editor) (1995) After Colonialism: Imperial histories and postcolonial displacements Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, page 74, ISBN 0-691-03742-6
- ^ Roc, Rejy Joseph (2023-09-05). "Discover the birthplace of Dessalines, Grande-Rivière-du-Nord". The Haitian Times. Archived from the original on 2025-07-25. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ^ Chalifour, Annik (2018-07-14). "Grande-Rivière-du-Nord, une terre haïtienne de caractère". l-express.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2026-02-12.