Morne Rachette

Morne Rachette or Morne Raquette is a village on the west coast of Dominica, in the northwest corner of Saint Joseph Parish. It is located on the slopes of Morne Jalousie, above Coulibistrie to its immediate north and Batalie Bay. The village of Salisbury is south of Morne Rachette.

The name "Rachette" derives from the French word for prickly pear cactus, which grows wild there.^[1] The Carib name for the prickly pear, bata, also once named the settlement immediately below Morne Rachette, Batali(e) Estate, and is still reflected in the name of Batalie Bay.^[1]

Morne Rachette is part of the Salisbury constituency in the Dominica House of Assembly, in which it is represented by Hector John (UWP) as of the 2009 general election. The village is locally governed by the Coulibistrie/Morne Rachette village council.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Crask, Paul (2007), Dominica, England: Bradt Travel Guides, p. 190, ISBN 978-1-84162-217-0.
^ Local Government Department, Ministry of Social Services Community Development and Gender Affairs (November 2002), Dominica's Local Government System, Commonwealth of Dominica, retrieved 29 October 2010.

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15°27′22″N 61°26′49″W / 15.456°N 61.447°W / 15.456; -61.447

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[Bradt-1] Crask, Paul (2007), Dominica, England: Bradt Travel Guides, p. 190, ISBN 978-1-84162-217-0.

[2] Local Government Department, Ministry of Social Services Community Development and Gender Affairs (November 2002), Dominica's Local Government System, Commonwealth of Dominica, retrieved 29 October 2010.

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v t e Settlements in Dominica
For the definition of town, village, etc see Settlements in Dominica.
Towns	Atkinson Berekua (Grand Bay) Calibishie Canefield Castle Bruce Grand-Anse (Portsmouth) Grand Bay (Berekua) La Plaine La Soie (Wesley) Mahaut Marigot Pointe Michel Portsmouth (Grand-Anse) Rosalie Roseau (Capital) Saint Joseph Salisbury (Barroui) Soufrière Wesley (La Soie) Woodford Hill
Villages	Anse du Mé Bagatelle Bataka Belles Bellevue Chopin Bense Bioche Boetica Bornes Campbell Capucin Castle Comfort Clifton Colihaut Cottage Coulibistrie Delices Dublanc Dubuc Eggleston Fond Cani Fond St. Jean Galion Giraudel Good Hope Grand Fond Hampstead Laudat Layou Loubiere Massacre Mero Morne Daniel Morne Prosper Morne Rachette Paix Bouche Penville Petite Savanne Petit Soufrière Pichelin Pont Cassé Saint Sauveur Salybia Scotts Head Stowe Tanetane Tarou Thibaud Toucari Trafalgar Vieille Case Wall House Wotten Waven