Pétion-Ville ( French pronunciation: [petjɔ̃ vil] ; Haitian Creole : Petyonvil ) is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince , Haiti , in the hills east and separate from the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. Founded in 1831 by president Jean-Pierre Boyer , it was named after Alexandre Sabès Pétion (1770–1818), the Haitian general and president later recognized as one of the country's four founding fathers.
17-462: The district is primarily a residential and touristic area. It had a population of 283,052 at the 2003 Census, which was officially estimated to have reached 376,834 in 2015. Many diplomats, foreign merchants and wealthy people who engage in business reside in Pétion-Ville. Despite the distance from the capital and the general affluence of the district, the lack of administrative enforcement has led to
34-699: A lawyer at the Ordre des Avocats de Port-au-Prince in 1993 and began his career as a lawyer with the law firm Lamarre. He opened his own firm, Dorval, on January 3, 2000. In 2015, he was elected to the Council of the Port-au-Prince Bar Association. In the process, he was appointed president of the scientific commission of the first Bar of the Caribbean. In December 2017, he chaired the Organizing Committee of
51-405: Is a cabaret and thatch-roofed club. It was built on 1940 by Max Ewald. It is known as one of the best méringue dance clubs. It has featured Haitian artists such as Nemours Jean-Baptiste as well as international entertainers. Union School Haiti is in Pétion-Ville. Monferrier Dorval Monferrier Dorval (June 10, 1956-August 28, 2024), was a Haitian lawyer who was the president of
68-857: The State University of Haiti where he followed a course in social work until 1980. In 1981, he joined as a student the Faculty of Law and Economics (FDSE) of the State University of Haiti. Winner of a competition organized by the French Embassy in Haiti, Dorval was the recipient of one of two masters scholarships available under an agreement between the FDSE and the University of Aix-Marseille. He went to study in France, at
85-475: The "named Modelet Sénégeau alias Abidy, Mackender Fils-Aimé, Dunès Vilpique alias Jah, Markenson Charles alias Cobra, Gerson Laurent alias TiLuc or Louko, Richelet Augustin, Johny Toussaint and others, joined together as criminals to assassinate citizen Monferrier Dorval, President of the Ordre des Avocats de Port-au-Prince". The "Monferrier Dorval Award of Excellence" was created by the Executive Council of
102-756: The 32nd Congress of the International Conference of Bars (CIB) in Haiti and of the International Union of Lawyers (UIA) seminar held in Decameron in May 2019. On February 6, 2020, he won the Port-au-Prince bar elections, with 228 votes against his opponents Patrick Laurent (146 votes) and Jacquenet Oxilus (132 votes). According to the investigation report of the Central Directorate of Judicial Police,
119-508: The Faculty of Law and Political Science of Aix-Marseille, where he presented his doctoral thesis on the Haitian public administration on July 8, 1992, and returned to Haiti in 1993. From November 1993, he began teaching constitutional and administrative law at Quisqueya University . In January 1994, he joined the faculty of the Faculty of Law and Economics of the UEH. Back in Haiti, he was sworn in as
136-471: The Ordre des Avocats de Port-au-Prince ("order of the lawyers"), assassinated in his private residence on August 28, 2020. Born in Grande-Saline , Artibonite department, Dorval left his home town in 1969 after completing his primary education. He subsequently attended Lycée Alexandre Pétion where he completed his secondary studies in 1976. In the process, he was admitted to the Faculty of Human Sciences of
153-706: The Paris Bar Association adopted a motion in honor of the memory of Monferrier Dorval on September 1, 2020, and awarded him the posthumous title of honorary member and met on September 18 to pay him a final tribute. On this occasion, Olivier Cousi, the President of the Bar of Paris pronounced, "We are not only paying tribute to a friend who left too early but to a defender of rights and freedoms." Grande-Saline, Artibonite Grande-Saline ( French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d salin] ; Haitian Creole : Grann Salin )
170-640: The Pétion-Ville area. The earthquake caused the collapse of a hospital in the city. The 7.0-magnitude earthquake destroyed many buildings in Port-au-Prince, and a lot of homes in the Montana area, including the Hôtel Montana . The Club de Pétion-Ville golf course was converted into a tent city by the US Army and housed 50,000 to 80,000 Haitians in 2010. Its tennis courts hosted elements of the US 82nd Airborne division. The club
187-444: The State University of Haiti following a resolution adopted on September 15, 2020. "The prize will be awarded each year to the student who succeeds in writing the best bachelor's thesis, the best master's thesis and the best thesis in law." On September 18, 2020, Quisqueya University paid tribute to Bâtonnier Monferrier Dorval in the presence of several professors including former ministers and other political figures. The Council of
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#1733086139448204-404: The formation of shantytowns on the outer edges of the district, as poor locals migrate upward and have settled there in search of job opportunities. On 28 or 29 August 2020, Haitian Lawyer Monferrier Dorval was assassinated in front of his home. On 7 July 2021, Haitian president Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at his private residence. On 12 January 2010, around 5:53 pm, a 7.0 earthquake struck
221-399: The masses. Owners distributed blue bracelets throughout Pétion-Ville, one bracelet for one meal. They selected one of the outlets to become the soup kitchen and moved all 105 employees to that site to cook. When food ran out after two days, the Hôtel Montana donated what could be salvaged from their freezers. When they began running out of fuel, cooking oil and food, a convoy from relatives of
238-580: The owners in the Dominican Republic arrived, funded by donations with more food and fuel. USAID supplied fuel, cooking oil and food to cook, and World Vision supplied bulgur and lentils . Electricity was restored to some sectors at the beginning of February and to most of the rest of the city later. On 7 July 2021, then-President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse was assassinated by a group of 28 gunmen while sleeping in his private residence located in Pétion-Ville. The Club de Pétion-Ville country club
255-574: Was built in the 1930s and had around 300 members at the time. The golf clubhouse was turned into a field hospital. In early February 2010, the Israeli-based humanitarian organization, IsraAid , opened a child education center in the Pétion-Ville tent city, in conjunction with other agencies, such as Operation Blessing . The center was set up initially in the tents from the Israel Defense Forces ' field hospital. The "Muncheez" pizza restaurant
272-451: Was built in the 1930s and has Haiti's only golf course, a nine-hole course. It also contains tennis courts and swimming pools. The "Club de Pétion-Ville" is not in the suburb of Pétion-Ville but is located in the northwest of the foothills. The "El Rancho" hotel is in Pétion-Ville. It was built from the private estate of Albert Silvera, a sports and luxury car collector who was one of the pioneers of Haiti's hotel industry. Cabane Choucoune
289-428: Was turned into a community soup kitchen . It served approximately 1,000 free meals a day. Before the quake, the restaurant chain was a place where few even in Pétion-Ville could afford to eat. After the quake, owners realized that the food stored at the three restaurants would spoil before it would get back into business and decided to give it all away. Although still living in the streets, the cooks still came to cook for
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