Morne Rachette or Morne Raquette is a village on the west coast of Dominica

Dominica

Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...

, in the northwest corner of Saint Joseph Parish

Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica

Saint Joseph is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. Peter to the north, St. Andrew to the northeast, St. David to the east, and St. Paul to the south. It has an area of 120.1 km² , and a population of 5,765....

. It is located on the slopes of Morne Jalousie, above Coulibistrie

Coulibistrie

Coulibistrie is a village on the west coast of Dominica, in the northwest corner of Saint Joseph Parish. It is between the villages of Colihaut to the north and Morne Rachette to the south. It extends inland from the coast within a deep valley, along both banks of the Coulibistrie River. It is...

 to its immediate north and Batalie Bay. The village of Salisbury is south of Morne Rachette.

The name "Rachette" derives from the French

French language

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 word for prickly pear cactus, which grows wild there. The Carib name for the prickly pear, bata, also once named the settlement immediately below Morne Rachette, Batali(e) Estate, and is still reflected in the name of Batalie Bay.

Morne Rachette is part of the Salisbury constituency in the Dominica House of Assembly, in which it is represented by Hector John

Hector John

Hector John is a Dominican politician in the United Workers' Party. He is the current Leader of the Opposition, the youngest ever to hold that position. He was first elected as a Representative to the House of Assembly in 2009....

 (UWP

United Workers' Party (Dominica)

The United Workers' Party is a centrist political party in Dominica. As of the 2009 general election, it is the only opposition party represented in the House of Assembly of Dominica, holding three of the twenty-one seats...

) as of the 2009 general election

Dominican general election, 2009

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. The village is locally governed by the Coulibistrie/Morne Rachette village council.