Muzac is the 1st communal section of La Vallée de Jacmel. The Church of Sacré-Coeur, considered as the center of Muzac, is located at about 14 kilometers (8.4 miles) from Jacmel and 7 kilometers (4.2 miles) from Ridoré, the administrative district of La Vallée de Jacmel. It is the most populated of the three communal sections of La Vallée de Jacmel. According the Haitian Bureau of Statistics (L’institut Haitien de Statistique et d’Informatique (IHSI) published in January 2012, La Vallée de Jacmel has an average population of 34,000 people. The communal section of Muzac has about 41% of the total population which is about 14,000 people including 7500 males and 6500 females; 60 % of the population of Muzac are over 18 years old.
The Communal section of Muzac includes the following neighborhoods (habitations): Muzac, Bonica, Bazin, Créac, Méac, Lauture, Durivier, Desplanti, Dumolas, Terre Blanche, Dade, La Voûte, Petite Rivière, Lamothe, Bouchereau, Bouquet Palmiste, Gêne, Querette and others.
Its geographical landscape includes areas with mountains, short plateaus and small valleys. Its scenic environment, desirable climate, and hospitality of its people make Muzac one of the most enjoyable places in Haiti.
Before 1978, La Vallée de Jacmel was the 11th communal section of Jacmel, and only a portion of Muzac (Bouchereau, Lamothe, Bouquet Palmiste etc.) was part of La Vallée. Up to that period, about half of the so-called communal section of Muzac now, including Musac, Créac, Bonica, Terre blanche, Petite Rivière, Dade and others was under the jurisdiction of the 10th communal section of Lavanneau. The other fraction, including Méac, Lauture, Desplanti, Dumolas, Gêne, and Querette was entirely or partially under the jurisdiction of either the communal sections of La Montagne de Jacmel or Lavanneau de Jacmel.
When La Vallée became a commune in 1978, and with the redistricting of the late 1980’s, Muzac officially became the 1st communal section of La Vallée. However, before becoming part of the commune of La Vallée, Muzac was part of the parish and shared religious, social, and educational activities with La Vallée. The parish of La Vallée extended beyond the political borders of the communal section of La Vallée at the time to include Lavanneau and La Montagne. Muzac has always been within the parish of La Vallée, and the average Muzac students attended the catholic boys’ school (École Léonce Mégie) and the catholic girls’ school (École St Paul) for primary school, and both are located in Ridoré. At that time, these two schools were the only two major catholic schools closer to Muzac.