Saumarez is a
civil parish
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in
Gloucester County,
New Brunswick
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,
Canada
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.
Before the formation of the
Regional Municipality of Grand Tracadie-Sheila in 2014, Saumarez Parish was subdivided into one town and twelve
local service districts, with an additional special service area within the parish LSD.
Tracadie is a member of the
Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission (APRSC).
Origin of name
The parish was named in honour of
Sir Thomas Saumarez, acting
Governor of New Brunswick
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when it was erected. Six of the parishes erected simultaneously in Northumberland County in 1814
were named for prominent British military figures.
History
Saumarez was erected in 1814 as part of
Northumberland County from unassigned territory.
It included most of modern Gloucester County.
In 1827
Bathurst was erected as its own parish.
In 1831
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 ...
and
New Bandon were erected as their own parishes.
In 1855
Inkerman
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was erected from the northern part of Saumarez.
In 1870 the boundary with Inkerman was adjusted.
In 1881
Saint-Isidore Parish included part of Saumarez
In 1947 part of Saumarez was included in the newly erected
Allardville.
Boundaries
Saumarez Parish is bounded:
[ Remainder of parish on maps 42 and 43 at same site.][ Remainder of parish on mapbooks 095, 113–115, 135, and 136 at same site.]
*on the east by LeBouthillier Brook, the Old Tracadie Gully, and the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
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;
*on the south by the
Northumberland County line;
*on the west by the western line of timber block 4 in Ranges 8, 9, 10, the southernmost corner of Range 10 being downstream of the mouth of Bear Brook and upstream of the mouth of Big Hole Brook;
*on the north by the prolongation of the southern line of Range 9 in the Saint Isidore Settlement, which runs along the south side of Rang 9 Road, northeasterly to the Little Tracadie River, then downstream until it strikes Range 9 again, then northeasterly along Range 9 to its easternmost corner, then northwesterly along the eastern line of Ranges 9, 8 (partly along Alderwood Road), and 7 to the rear line of Range 6 of Saint Isidore, which runs along the south side of
Route 160, then northeasterly along Range 6 to its easternmost corner, then northwesterly to the sharp bend of Boishébert Road, then northeasterly along grant lines to Gaspereau Creek, then upstream two grants to the southern line of Route 160 and the W. Gautreau Road, then northeasterly to the Saint-Raymond Road, then northwesterly across two grants to the northern line of the second grant, then northeasterly along the grant line and its prolongation to where
Route 11 crosses LeBouthillier Brook.
Governance
The entire parish is part of the Regional Municipality of Tracadie.
Communities
Communities at least partly within the parish.
''italics'' indicate a name no longer in official use
*
Alderwood
* Benoit
*
Gauvreau
* Leech
* Little Gaspereau
* Little Tracadie
*
Losier Settlement
*
Pointe-à-Bouleau
*
Pont-Lafrance
*
Pont-Landry
* Rivière-à-la-Truite (''Trout Stream'')
*
Saint-Irénée
* Saint-Pons
*
Saumarez
*
Tracadie Beach Tracadie Beach was a settlement in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It is now a part of the Regional Municipality of Grand Tracadie–Sheila
The Regional Municipality of Tracadie is the first and only regional municipality in the province of N ...
*
Tracadie-Sheila
Tracadie-Sheila ( ) is a former town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is now part of the Regional Municipality of Tracadie.
History
Demographics Population
Language
Tourism and culture
Located on the Acadian Peninsula ...
*
Upper Sheila
*
Val-Comeau
Bodies of water
Bodies of water
[Not including brooks, ponds or coves.] at least partly within the parish.
* Rivière à Comeau
* Big Tracadie River
* Leech River
* Little Tracadie River
* Tabusintac River
* Odilon Stream
* Trout Stream
*
Gulf of St. Lawrence
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...
* Tracadie Bay
* Big Tracadie River Gully
* Old Tracadie Gully
* Tracadie Gully
* The Lake
Conservation areas
Parks, historic sites, and related entities at least partly within the parish.
*
Val-Comeau Provincial Park
Demographics
Population
Language
See also
*
List of parishes in New Brunswick
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Notes
References
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Neighbourhoods in Grand Tracadie-Sheila
Former parishes of New Brunswick