Roseaux

In the Grand’Anse Department of Haiti is located a small village that is a municipality called Roseaux in the Corail Arrondissement. Around 34,617 people inhabit Roseaux. It is located at 76 meters altitude above the sea level on the Tiburon Peninsula east of thr city of Jérémie. It is bordered on the west by the river Roseaux which flows through this place into the Gulf of Gonâve, followed by the city of Corail. Covering 216 km2, Population density in Roseaux is 150 residents per sq km.

Roseaux, commune of the Department of Grand-Anse bore in the past the name of “Petit Trou”. Unofficially in 1908, under the command of General Zacharie Dimanche and under the presidency of Antoine Simon, she was elevated to the rank of commune. Less than a year later, she was officially there. The commune of Roseaux has four communal sections. The city and the fourth section of Gommiers are coastal, the other communal sections are interior. The relief of the town is the plain and the hills depending on whether one is in town or in the communal sections. Its climate is normal. Its inhabitants are called Roselet. In 1998, the total population of the commune of Roseaux was 30,244 inhabitants.

The municipality of Roseaux is located in the Tiburon peninsula east of the city of Jeremie. It is bordered on the west by the river Roseaux which flows to this place in the Gulf of Gonâve.

Agriculture, livestock, trade and fishing* are the main economic activities of the municipality. Sugarcane and coffee plantations are tended by farmers in Roseaux. The town also has three credit unions. In the area of ​​exchange, residents buy products such as rice, oil, sugar, wheat and soft drinks in Jérémie or Port-au-Prince.

Education: The Ministry of National Education of Youth and Sports is not represented in the municipality. With regard to schools, there is no kindergarten, however, 8 public elementary schools, eleven private and ten Congregational have been identified. At secondary level, there is a congregational school whose last class attended is the 9th fundamental year. There are also six literacy centers. However, Roseaux does not have a Technical and Vocational School or University.

Health: There is no office representing the Ministry of Public Health and Population in the municipality of Roseaux. There were three clinics with four nurses and an auxiliary.

Utilities: A few years back, having access to cell phones or electricity was difficult in this town. Cisterns were used to collect water, but the place is progressing gradually. Families are being provided with water via the Chatea Deau’s installed in Roseaux and neighboring places.

In terms of water resources, the municipality has three rivers, eight springs, and over a dozen single borehole wells used for domestic purposes. The town of Roseaux was not electrified at the time of the survey and does not have a telephone. However, at the time of the inventory, a call center was under construction. The postal service exists, the inhabitants of the municipality receive their mail at home, but there is no radio and television station in the municipality.

Security: The commune has a court of peace and a registry office, however, there is no police station or prison in the municipality.

Religion: On the side of religion, we have inventoried a lot of faiths. However, Methodists (24) make up the majority. Catholics (22) and Baptists (13) are the others in the town of Roseaux.

Organizations: Concerning the parties and other organizations, the commune of Roseaux does not have political parties, but a Group of peasants affiliated with the political group known under the name of COREGA (committee of resistance Grand’Anse). This commune has, among others, four grassroots organizations, seven peasant groups, nine women’s groups and nine non-commercial co-operatives.

Leisure: As for Leisure, the town is very poorly provided. There is no library or museum. The parish hall sometimes serves as a theater. Foot ball (soccer) is the only sport practiced and there are also thirty-one gaunts. In terms of cultural heritage, there is a cave considered as a site and place of vodunesque ceremony. The town celebrates its patron saint who is the Immaculate Conception every 8 December. On December 8th, the feast of Notre Dame de I’lmmaculee Conception, the patron Saint is celebrated at Roseaux City. Around 620 children get their education at the school at Roseaux run by the local Catholic Church. Chalice sponsors 206 out of the 620 children.

Scenic Beauty And Ceremonies: Gommiers, Carrefour Charles, Pig Bottom and Grand Vincent are its four communal sections. This cove is enclosed with big rocks and beautiful bays along its shoreline lined with wooden boats.

Little kids love to play in the crystal clear shallow waters. Heavenly mountains, lush green vegetation and tall palm trees can be seen in the vicinity. Vodun ceremonies were conducted in the huge dark caves on the mountains inhabited by bats.