[2] In late 1791 and early 1792, during the early Haitian Revolution, slaves in Bainet rebelled as part of the Trou Coffy uprising led by Romaine-la-Prophétesse.

[3] The commune's administrative offices were destroyed as a result of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

As a result, from 2010 to 2016, city officials worked in prefabricated premises funded by the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).

MINUSTAH ultimately funded the creation of a new town hall, which was inaugurated in October 2016.

[4] The Haitian artist and photographer Gérald Bloncourt was born in Bainet.