Grande-Digue (2011 pop.: 2,182) is a community in Kent County,

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 ...

, Canada, near

Shediac Shediac (official in both languages; ''Shédiac'' is colloquial French) is a heavily Acadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The town is home to the famous Parlee Beach and is known as the "Lobster Capital of the World". It hosts a ...

. The

local service district A local service district is a type of designated place in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. In the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, a local service district is a defined area led by an elected committee responsible for the deliv ...

of Grande-Digue takes its name from the community.

Geography

The community is located in Dundas Parish, on the north-east shoreline of the

Shediac Bay Shediac (official in both languages; ''Shédiac'' is colloquial French) is a heavily Acadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The town is home to the famous Parlee Beach and is known as the "Lobster Capital of the World". It hosts a ...

. Grand-Digue is located around the intersection of Grand Digue Rd and Route 530.

History

Following the

expulsion of the Acadians The Expulsion of the Acadians, also known as the Great Upheaval, the Great Expulsion, the Great Deportation, and the Deportation of the Acadians (french: Le Grand Dérangement or ), was the forced removal, by the British, of the Acadian pe ...

in 1755, many Acadians found refuge in Grande-Digue. They did not receive land grants until 1791. The community is predominantly

Acadian The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the de ...

, and

Acadian French Acadian French (french: français acadien, acadjonne) is a variety of French spoken by Acadians, mostly in the region of Acadia (region), Acadia, Canada. Acadian French has 7 regional accents, including chiac and brayon. Phonology Since there w ...

is the most widely spoken language. However, due to the large number of summer tourists and cottagers,

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

is also spoken by virtually the entire population.

École Grande-Digue École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Sav ...

is the only school located in Grande-Digue. It is a K-8 school and is part of School District 11. High school students go to

Polyvalente Louis-J.-Robichaud Polyvalente Louis-J.-Robichaud is a Francophone high school in Shediac, New Brunswick, Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada. The school was named after the first elected Acadian premier of New Brunswick Louis J. Robichaud. External links LJR School Sit ...

Notable people

Joël Bourgeois Joël Denis Bourgeois (born April 25, 1971 in Moncton, New Brunswick) is a middle and long-distance runner competing for Canada. He represented Canada twice at the Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. Biography He won the gold medal for Canad ...

, 3000m steeplechase runner, 2-time competitor at the Olympic Games and gold medalist at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

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