Petyon-Vil
Pétion-Ville is a wealthy suburb to the southeast of Port-au-Prince, in Central Haiti. It is known for its nightlife and restaurants, many of which have large expat crowds.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple and Michèle Tardieu Library, Pétion-Ville.
Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple
Church
Photo: 18sdjackson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Port‑au‑Prince Haiti Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Pétion‑Ville, a suburb of Port‑au‑Prince, Haiti. Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple is situated 4 km north of Petyon-Vil.
Michèle Tardieu Library, Pétion-Ville
Library
Photo: Lea-Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michèle Tardieu Library, Pétion-Ville is situated 4 km northwest of Petyon-Vil.
Apostolic nunciature
Government office
The Apostolic Nunciature to Haiti is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Haiti. It is located in Port-au-Prince. The current Apostolic Nuncio is Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina, who was named to the position by Pope Francis on 4 June 2021. Apostolic nunciature is situated 4½ km west of Petyon-Vil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenscoff and Thomassin.
Kenscoff
Village
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Kenscoff is a commune in the Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti, located in the foothills of the Chaîne de la Selle mountain range, some 10 kilometres to the southeast of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Kenscoff is situated 6 km southwest of Petyon-Vil.
Thomassin
Village
Thomassin is a neighborhood on the mountainside south of Pétion-Ville, Haiti. Many upper-class citizens reside in the area. Thomassin is situated 6 km west of Petyon-Vil.
Petyon-Vil
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ouest, Haiti, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.4935° or 18° 29′ 37″ northLongitude
-72.2593° or 72° 15′ 34″ westElevation
762 metres (2,500 feet)Open location code
77C9FPVR+C7GeoNames ID
3719029
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In Other Languages
From French to Haitian—“Petyon-Vil” goes by many names.
- French: “Commune de Pétion-Ville”
- French: “Pétion-Ville”
- Haitian: “Petyon-Vil”
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