Grande-Anse is an unincorporated community in
Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Gloucester County (2016 population 78,444) is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada. Fishing, mining and forestry are the major industries in the county. The eastern section of the county is known for its Acadian culture. ...
, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
The community is near the community of
Pokeshaw on the shore of
Chaleur Bay in the
Acadian Peninsula
The Acadian Peninsula (french: Péninsule acadienne) is situated in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada, encompassing portions of Gloucester and Northumberland Counties. It derives its name from the large Acadian population located ...
region, 25 km northwest of
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 45 kilometres east of
Bathurst.
Grande-Anse's tourist attractions include the Grande-Anse beach, and the
Popes' Museum.
History
The village was first settled by
Acadian Simon Landry in 1808, and was incorporated in 1968.
On 1 January 2023, Grande-Anse amalgamated with
Bertrand
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Places
* Bertrand, Missouri, US
* Bertrand, Nebraska, US
* Bertrand, New Brunswick, Canada
* Bertrand Township, Michigan, US
* Bertrand, Michigan
* Bertrand, Virginia, US
* Bertrand Creek, state of Washington
* Saint-Bertr ...
,
Maisonnette,
Saint-Léolin, and all or part of four
local service districts to form the new town of
Rivière-du-Nord.
The community's name remains in official use.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada, Grande-Anse had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Notable people
See also
*
List of communities in New Brunswick
References
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Communities in Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Former villages in New Brunswick