One of the important battles of the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was fought here at Crete Pierrot wherein Jean-Jacques Dessalines ravaged the French army led by Rochambeau.
Petite Messe Solennelle | Rivière-du-Loup | Petite-Nation River | Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière | Rivière | Petite messe solennelle | Petite Champagne | Camden Riviere | Artibonite Department | Artibonite | Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie | Rivière des Prairies | Petite Rivière de l'Anse la Raye | Petite Riviere de l'Anse La Raye | Petite Princess Yucie | Grande Rivière de l'Anse la Raye | Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture | Augerville-la-Rivière | The former ''Cdt. Rivière'' class ROU 01 ''Uruguay'' and ROU 26 ''Vanguardia'' in port at Montevideo | Rivière Tamarin | Rivière Noire District | Rivière du Loup | Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles | Rivière aux Outardes | rivière-à-la-lime | Reet, Petite, and Gone | Peter Rivière | La Rivière Espérance | La Petite Patrie | La Grande Rivière Airport |
Two rivers flow into the bay, these are the Grande Rivière de l'Anse la Raye and the Petite Rivière de l'Anse la Raye.
Deschapelles, in the Artibonite valley, is the location of the Hospital Albert Schweitzer Haiti.
The painters of the Artibonite region in central Haiti, where Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti is located, have developed their own style, which is quite recognizable.
By September 17, heavy rains totaling about 13 inches (330 mm) in the northern mountains of Haiti caused severe flooding and mudslides in the Artibonite region of the country, causing particular damage in the coastal city of Gonaïves, where it affected about 80,000 of the city's 100,000 residents.
Pierrot attempted to reform the Haïtian government, causing the Boyerist hierarchy of Haïti to sponsor a rebellion in the provinces of Port-au-Prince and Artibonite in 1846.