Petite Forte (french: Petit Forte) is a
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 ...
and
designated place in the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on Placentia Bay and is connected by road via
Route 215 (Petite Forte Road). Petite Forte is located on the
Burin Peninsula which is on the southeast coast of the island of
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
in the province of
Newfoundland and Labrador. It fought attempts by the government in the 1960s to resettle. Petite Forte has a population of 69 according to the 2021 census.
The ferry ''MV Marine Coaster III'' has a port in Petite Forte and services the isolated
outport of
South East Bight
South East Bight (SEB) or Southeast Bight is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the western shore of Placentia Bay on the Burin Peninsula. The community is not connected b ...
.
Geography
Petite Forte is in
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
within
Subdivision C of
Division No. 2.
Demographics
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, Petite Forte recorded a population of 57 living in 25 of its 47 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 85. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Government
Petite Forte is a local service district (LSD)
that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.
The chair of the LSD committee is Kevin Hefferan.
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See also
*List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data. It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population ce ...
* List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
* Newfoundland outport
*South East Bight
South East Bight (SEB) or Southeast Bight is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the western shore of Placentia Bay on the Burin Peninsula. The community is not connected b ...
References
{{Subdivisions of Newfoundland and Labrador, state=collapsed, LSD/DPL=yes
Populated coastal places in Canada
Designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
Local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador