ðə tˈaʊn ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɪts pɹˈɛzənt nˈeɪm ˈæftɚ fɹˈæns ɡˈeɪnd kəntɹˈoʊl ʌvðə wˈɛstɚn pˈɑːɹt ʌv hˌɪspənjˈoʊlə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
The town received its present name after France gained control of the western part of Hispaniola in 1697.