Verrettes (French pronunciation: [vɛʁɛt]; Haitian Creole: Vèrèt) is a commune in the Saint-Marc Arrondissement, in the Artibonite department of Haiti.
The city downtown is known for its live music, restaurants, clubs, and is also known as the playground for the town teenagers.
[citation needed] The city is very self-sufficient with most of the population consuming goods produced from nearby family farms in rural neighborhoods.
[citation needed] Most of the formal businesses are owned by the city's upper middle class residence.
[citation needed] La Providence is currently hosting 300 Jacmelien from the city of Jacmel displaced by the earthquake.