Soufrière

Soufrière is the sixth communal section of Acul-du-Nord, Haiti.

Soufrière
Country	Haiti
Department	Nord
Region	District and 1st Communal section of Acul-du-Nord
Arrondissement	L'Acul-du-Nord Arrondissement
Area	1.04 km² (.40 mi²) Quartier Soufrière 43.16 km² (16.66 mi²) 6e Soufrière 21.98 km² (8.49 mi²) 4e Soufrière 66.18 km² (25.55 mi²) Total
Population (2015)	681 Quartier Soufrière 6,572 6e Soufrière 5,478 4e Soufrière 12,731 Total
Density	655 per km² (1,638 per mi²) Quartier Soufrière 152 per km² (394 per mi²) 6e Soufrière 249 per km² (645 per mi²) 4e Soufrière 192 per km² (498 per mi²) Total
Zip Code(s)	HT1212

Neighboring sections

Northwest↖ 2e Chabotte LMB		Northeast 1re Acul-Jeannot ADN
West ↙ 3e Camp Coq LMB	6e / 4e Soufrière Qtr. Soufrière Limbé/ADN	East 5e Coupe-à-David 4e Grande-Ravine ADN
Southwest 6e Ilot-à-Corne LMB	South 2e Bassin, MAM, AR Art. Dept.	Southeast 1re Crête-à-Pins, MAM, AR Art. Dept.

History

• In January, 1793, Jean Francois and Biassou occupied this settlement. Laveaux marched against them from the Cape; and Lieutenant-Colonel Nulty removed the position. In October 1801, the partisans of Moïse, driven from Marmelade by Toussaint Louverture, took refuge in Soufrière. Toussaint knocked them over. In December 1802, Petit Noel Prière, leader of bands in revolt against Leclerc, occupied Morne Balancé and Soufrière. Four hundred men of the 4th and 7th colonial demi-brigades overwhelmed him. When Pétion took up arms against the French in Haut-du-Cap, Petit Noel Prière left Morne Balancé, and threatened to battle him on the Héricourt plantation. Pétion succeeded in winning it.