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Plaisance score: 80/100 (Extreme) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Plaisance safe? Haiti travel risk

Is Plaisance safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Plaisance scores 80/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Haiti Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 10 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 10 Dec 2025); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 1, Diphtheria in Haiti (25 Jun 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Plaisance scores 80/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Haiti (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Plaisance: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (90/100) and crime and scams (91/100).

A score of 80 is higher than the scores of 99% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Haiti travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Geographically located in Nord (19.5980° N, 72.4699° W), Plaisance sits 118.2 km S from Port-au-Prince at 387 m elevation.

Region
Nord
Coordinates
19.5980° N, 72.4699° W
Elevation
387 m
Time Zone
America/Port-au-Prince
Population
50,367
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Port-au-Prince (118.2 km S).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Cap Haitien International Airport (CAP) 31.6 km ENE
Hospital Care Hôpital de Plaisance 0.3 km NE
Police Station Commissariat de Plaisance 0.1 km ESE
Railway Terminal station_moto_car 24.6 km WSW

Adjacent Localities in Haiti

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

CDC Traveler Health Notices for Haiti

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Haiti travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Haiti entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Gonaïves 15
28.5 km SW
Petite Rivière de l’Artibonite 15
52.7 km S
Dajabón 10
79.7 km E
Monte Cristi 10
90.9 km ENE
Loma de Cabrera 10
91.7 km ESE
Las Matas de Santa Cruz 10
101.9 km E

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