Bas-Caraquet ( ) is an unincorporated community in
Gloucester County,
New Brunswick
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, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
History
On 1 January 2023, Bas-Caraquet amalgamated with the town of
Caraquet
Caraquet ( ) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for ''meeting of two rivers''. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nor ...
. Bas-Caraquet remains in official use.
Geography
Situated on the
Acadian Peninsula
The Acadian Peninsula (french: Péninsule acadienne) is situated in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada, encompassing portions of Gloucester and Northumberland Counties. It derives its name from the large Acadian population locate ...
on the shore of
Chaleur Bay
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, its name translates into "Lower Caraquet". It is located at the eastern entrance to
Caraquet Harbour
Caraquet Bay (french: Baie de Caraquet) is situated in the northeast of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It is bordered on the south by the town of Caraquet and the village of Bertrand, to the south by the parish of New Bandon, to the nort ...
, adjacent to the town of
Caraquet
Caraquet ( ) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for ''meeting of two rivers''. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nor ...
.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Bas-Caraquet had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Economy
Fishing
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is the village's principal industry.
Notable people
See also
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List of communities in New Brunswick
This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipalit ...
References
External links
Village de Bas Caraquet
Communities in Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Former villages in New Brunswick
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