The commune (French pronunciation: [kɔmyn]) is the third-level divisions of Haiti.
The 10 departments have 42 arrondissements, which are divided into 147 communes and then into 571 communal sections.
[1] Communes are roughly equivalent to civil townships and incorporated municipalities.
Each commune has a municipal council (conseil municipal) compound of three members elected by the inhabitants of the commune for a 4-year term.
The municipal council is led by a president often called mayor.Each commune has a municipal assembly (assemblée municipale) who assists the council in its work.