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Casale
Village
Casale is located in HaitiCasaleCasaleLocation in Haiti
Coordinates: 18°47′56″N 72°23′07″W / 18.7990141°N 72.3853773°W / 18.7990141; -72.3853773
Country Haiti
DepartmentOuest
ArrondissementArcahaie
Elevation197 m (646 ft)

Casale (also Cazale or Cazales) is a village in the Cabaret commune in the Arcahaie Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti.

It is located in a mountainous region around 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Port-au-Prince, the capital. It is the main population center of the Polish community in Haiti, called La Pologne (Poland). The name Cazale may have originated as kay Zalewski, meaning "home of Zalewski" (a popular Polish surname). The village is populated by descendants of Polish soldiers sent by Napoleon in 1802.

See also

  • Cabaret, for a list of other settlements in the commune.

References

  1. "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency". GeoNames Search. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. "Location" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. "200 years away from home Polish descendants in Haiti". Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. Arthur, Charles (2007). Haiti: A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture. New York: Interlink Books. p. 7. ISBN 1566563593.
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