St. Joseph du Moine is an
unincorporated area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in the
Municipality of the County of Inverness
The Municipality of the County of Inverness is a county municipality on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to about 17,000 residents of the historical county of the same name, except for the incorporated tow ...
,
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) 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. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
, Canada. It is on the scenic
Cabot Trail near
Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Together with
Chéticamp, its larger neighbour, Saint-Joseph-du-Moine makes up an
Acadian enclave on Cape Breton Island that remains
Francophone to this day; the inhabitants speak
Acadian French
Acadian French (french: français acadien, acadjonne) is a variety of French spoken by Acadians, mostly in the region of Acadia, Canada. Acadian French has 7 regional accents, including chiac and brayon.
Phonology
Since there was relatively li ...
. The
Université Sainte-Anne
Université Sainte-Anne is a French-language university in Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia, Canada. It and the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick are the only French-language universities in the Maritime Provinces.
History
It was found ...
has a campus in Saint-Joseph-du-Moine. 28.7% of the population have a one or three year degree.
Communities in Inverness County, Nova Scotia
Populated places in the Municipality of the County of Inverness, Nova Scotia
General Service Areas in Nova Scotia
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