Pignon
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Pignon Piyon |
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 Pignon
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| Coordinates: 19°20′0″N 72°7′0″W / 19.33333°N 72.11667°WCoordinates: 19°20′0″N 72°7′0″W / 19.33333°N 72.11667°W | |
| Country | Haiti |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Raphaël |
| Elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
| Population (7 August 2003) | |
| • Total | 29,327 |
Pignon (Haitian Creole: Piyon) is a commune in the Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement, in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 29,327 inhabitants.
Pignon's territory includes the Sections Communales of Savanette and La Belle Mère. During the October 25,2015 election, Mr. Peter Castin Constantin was elected as the Deputy for Pignon, Lavictoire, and Ranquite for 4 years. As for mayor Nicolas Victorin is Principal Mayor, aided by Maire Adjoint Henri-Claude Crepin and Mairesse Adjointe" Mme.Jeanie Phenelus.
Pignon is located at the border of the Central Plateau and North Departments. When France first acquired the western third of the island from Spain, Pignon laid right at the border of French and Spanish territories. It was founded in 1699 by Jean Guillaume de Pignon, one of the first French tradesmen and plantation owners who settled the western portion of Hispaniola after the Treaty of Ryswick with Spain. The vast valleys were suitable for tobacco, sugar cane, coffee, banana, mangoes, cocoa and animal production for export to France and trade with the Spanish neighbors in Hinche. The mountain chain overlooking the valleys provided protection against tropical storms and tornadoes, made the area even more desirable to Guillaume. Later, with over 700 male slaves in different plantations throughout the area, he and his family turned the area into a commercial trading hub of sort. He and his family settled the village, right at the foot of the mountain which bears his name to this day.
Pignon Airport, a 3,500 ft long (1,100 m) grass landing strip is served by charter and scheduled air service, mostly to and from Port-au-Prince. Mission Aviation Fellowship operates scheduled flights to Pignon from Port-au-Prince out of the small Guy Malary Terminal at Toussaint Louverture International Airport on 1 PM on Mondays and Fridays. A tap-tap van also runs between Pignon and Port-au-Prince, usually picking up passengers in the afternoon in front of the International Terminal at Toussaint Louverture International Airport and traveling along RN3 through Mirebalais and Hinche before returning to Pignon at night.
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