Clair (2016 population: 781
) is a former
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
village in
Madawaska County
Madawaska County (2016 population 32,741), also known as the "New Brunswick Panhandle", is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Over 90% of the county's population speaks French. Its Francophone population are known as "Brayons." Fore ...
,
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
.
History
Situated on the
Saint John River opposite
Fort Kent,
Maine
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. The name Clair finds its roots in the community named for
County Clare
County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,81 ...
in
Ireland
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. The name of the village is the result of the railroad station being located near the General store of
James T. Clair. The station was called Clair's and was a regular stop of the
Temiscouata Railway on its way up to the
Connors station. Over time, the name stuck and was shortened to the family name of Clair. The original name of the location was actually "La Petite Décharge" named after the discharge of the small "ruisseau des Lang" into the Saint John River.
Forestry
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is the basis of the local economy.
The
Clair – Fort Kent Bridge
Clair or Claire may refer to:
*Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire
* Clair (surname)
Places
Canada
* Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska
Haut-Madawaska is an incorporated rural commu ...
crosses the
International Boundary to link both communities.
Demographics
Population trend
[Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census, 2011 census]
Mother tongue language (2016)
Attractions
The local Roman Catholic church houses noted religious artwork, including stained-glass windows from the workshop of Belgian artist José Gaterrath and the Stations of the Cross by the famous Spanish ceramist
Jordi Bonet
Jordi Bonet i Godó, known professionally as Jordi Bonet (7 May 1932 – 25 December 1979), was a Spanish-born Canadian painter, ceramist, muralist, and sculptor who worked principally in Quebec.
Life and work
Born in Barcelona, Spain of Cata ...
.
Notable people
See also
*
List of communities in New Brunswick
References
External links
Centre d'Apprentissage du Haut Madawaska is the primary public school in Clair (k - 8)
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Communities in Madawaska County, New Brunswick
Former villages in New Brunswick
New Brunswick populated places on the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)