L'Asile

L'Asile
Lazil
L'Asile
Location in Haiti
Coordinates: 18°23′0″N 73°25′0″W / 18.38333°N 73.41667°W / 18.38333; -73.41667
CountryHaiti
DepartmentNippes
ArrondissementAnse-à-Veau
Area
  Total
153.82 km2 (59.39 sq mi)
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Total
41,073
  Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code
HT 7540

L'Asile (French pronunciation: [lazil]; Haitian Creole: Lazil) is a commune in the Anse-à-Veau Arrondissement, in the Nippes department of Haiti. It has 41,073 inhabitants in 2015.

The name comes from French meaning "the asylum". Probably it was used for an asylum during the colonial era.