Anse-d’Hainault, also known in Haitian Creole as Ansdeno, is a coastal commune in Haiti’s Grand’Anse Department. It is located at the far western tip of the Tiburon Peninsula and serves as the seat of the Anse-d’Hainault Arrondissement.
Anse-d’Hainault was settled in 1798 and became a commune in 1817 when its port was opened to foreign trade. Its history is connected to French colonial settlement, coastal trade, Goman’s resistance, the 1843 Revolution, Cacos conflicts, and the banana export boom of the 1940s.
Life in Anse-d’Hainault is strongly connected to fishing, farming, crafts, local markets, religion, coastal trade, and community traditions. The commune is known for clay-rich soil, farmland, indigenous vegetation, bananas, avocados, and other agricultural products.
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Grand'Anse Department, Haiti
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