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 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 I ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

Geography

Its nearest neighboring towns/cities are

Nan Cotie Nan Cotie is a village in the Cavaellon commune of the Aquin Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on th ...

(12 km north),

Saint-Louis-du-Sud Saint Louis du Sud ( ht, Sen Lwi disid) is a coastal commune in the Aquin Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country l ...

(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 capital ...

(16 km west).

Villages

Balou Balou is a rural settlement in the Cavaellon commune of the Aquin Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located o ...

, Bedo,

Bonne Fin Bonne Fin is a village in the Cavaellon commune in the Aquin Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the ...

, Digo Salo, Fevre, Garnd Dieu,

Grand Place The Grand-Place (French, ; "Grand Square"; also used in English) or Grote Markt (Dutch, ; "Big Market") is the central square of Brussels, Belgium. It is surrounded by opulent Baroque guildhalls of the former Guilds of Brussels and two larger ...

Grand-Blois Grand Blois is a village in the Cavaellon commune of the Aquin Arrondissement, in the Sud department of Haiti. It is located on a peninsula. Bordered to the east by the Baie du Mesle and to the west by the Baie des Flamands Baie des Flamand ...

, Gross Mary, L'ellet, La Marche,

, 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 {{Haiti-geo-stub