Cavaellon or Cavaillon, ( ht, Kavayon) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
and a rural town located in the
Aquin Arrondissement
Aquin ( ht, Aken) is an arrondissement in the Sud Department of Haiti. As of 2015, the population was 217,827 inhabitants. Postal codes in the Aquin Arrondissement start with the number 83.
It contains the following communes:
* Aquin
* Cavaill ...
of the
Sud department of
Haiti.
Geography
Its nearest neighboring towns/cities are
Nan Cotie (12 km north),
Saint-Louis-du-Sud (20 km southeast), and
Les Cayes
Les Cayes ( , ), often referred to as Aux Cayes (; ht, Okay), 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 capita ...
(16 km west).
Villages
Balou,
Bedo,
Bonne Fin,
Digo Salo,
Fevre,
Garnd Dieu,
Grand Place,
Grand-Blois,
Gross Mary,
L'ellet,
La Marche,
Nan Cotie,
Rosseau and
Volbrune.
Personalities
The town is most famous for being the birthplace of both
Benito Martínez Abrogán,
Economist - "Benito Martínez Abrogán, possibly the world's oldest man"
Retrieved October 27, 2006 Cuba's oldest-ever person, and George Valris, a famous Caribbean artist.
References
External links
Map of Cavaillon, Sud, Haiti Haiti
Latin and Caribbean Art
Populated places in Sud (department)
Communes of Haiti
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