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Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite
Commune
Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 19°08′0″N 72°29′0″W / 19.13333°N 72.48333°W / 19.13333; -72.48333
Country	Haiti
Department	Artibonite
Arrondissement	Dessalines
Population
• Total	170,740

Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite (French pronunciation: [pətit ʁivjɛʁ də laʁtibɔnit]; Haitian Creole: Ti Rivyè Latibonit) is a commune in the Dessalines Arrondissement, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is located in the Artibonite Valley, with the center of the town on a bluff overlooking the Artibonite River.

One of the important battles of the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was fought here at Crete Pierrot; Jean-Jacques Dessalines ravaged the French army led by Rochambeau.

The town is the site of Palais de la Belle Rivière, a palace built from 1816 to 1820 by Henri Christophe. Its construction was never finished. Despite a popular urban legend, the palace does not have 365 doors and 52 windows. Following the 2010 earthquake, the palace was restored from its dilapidated state.^[1]

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