Paquetville Parish, New Brunswick
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Paquetville is a
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in Gloucester County,
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. For governance purposes, is its divided between the towns of
Hautes-Terres Hautes-Terres is a town in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms. History Hautes-Terres was incorporated on January 1, 2023 via the amalgamation of the former villages of ...
and Rivière-du-Nord, the regional municipality of Tracadie, and the Chaleur rural district. The municipalities are members of the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission, while the rural district is a member of the Chaleur RSC.


Origin of name

The parish may have been named in honour of Joseph-Marie Paquet, a priest influential in New Brunswick church politics and parish priest at
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 ...
for two decades before his death in 1869.


History

Paquetville was erected in 1897 from Caraquet Parish. In 1903 the spelling was changed to Pacquetville then changed back in 1941.


Boundaries

Paquetville Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 18, 29, and 30 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 073, 074, 093, and 094 at same site. * on the west and north by a line beginning south of Dunn Pond on the rear line of grants in Tier 1 North of the Allardville East Settlement, which runs along Route 160, and running northeasterly until it reaches the line between two timber blocks southwest of the end of the Val-Doucet Road, then northerly to the westernmost corner of Range 3 of the Paquetville North Settlement, which runs along the north side of Notre-Dame-des-Érables Road and Route 340, then along the rear line of grants to a point west of the prolongation of Théophile Road, then northeast to the mouth of Innishannon Brook on the
Caraquet River The Caraquet River is a river in north-eastern New Brunswick, Canada which empties into the Caraquet Bay north of Caraquet. The river's name means "meeting of two rivers" in the Mi'kmaq language. River Communities *Bertrand * Burnsville River Cr ...
, then downstream to the eastern line of a grant on grant on the south side of the Caraquet River at a sharp bend, in
Bertrand Bertrand may refer to: 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-Bert ...
; * on the east by a line running along the western line of a tier of grants along Rue Pinet and its prolongation from the Caraquet River to the northern line of grants along Principal Road, then easterly along the tier to the corner of a grant on the south side of Duval Road, then briefly southerly to the rear line of grants along the west side of Lavigne Road, then slightly more southerly along the tier to just short of Paquetville Road, then turning southwesterly and across Route 350 to the
Pokemouche River The Pokemouche River is in north eastern New Brunswick, Canada. The name is derived from the Algonquin language. Its headwaters are near the community of Paquetville, and it flows in an easterly direction approximately twenty kilometers where it em ...
, then across the river to the eastern line of Range Six of the Paquetville South Settlement, which straddles the Pokemouche, and southeasterly to the easternmost corner of the tier; * on the south by the southern line of the Range Six grants to the northernmost corner of Range A, then southeasterly along the eastern line of Range A to its easternmost corner, then southwesterly to the southernmost corner of the tier, then southeasterly to the prolongation of the northern line of Tier 1 North in Allardville East Settlement, then southwesterly to the starting point.


Former Governance

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, there were two villages –
Bertrand Bertrand may refer to: 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-Bert ...
and Paquetville – and three
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 ...
s at least party within the parish, the LSDs of the Paroisse Notre-Dame-des-Érables, the parish of Paquetville, and the parish of Saint-Isidore. The three local service districts provided basic LSD services along with street lighting and community & recreation services. The
Regional Municipality of Tracadie The Regional Municipality of Tracadie is the first and only regional municipality in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It had a population of 16,114 in 2016. History Tracadie and Sheila were separate communities whose municipal governme ...
includes the southeastern corner of the parish along the
Pokemouche River The Pokemouche River is in north eastern New Brunswick, Canada. The name is derived from the Algonquin language. Its headwaters are near the community of Paquetville, and it flows in an easterly direction approximately twenty kilometers where it em ...
, an area about 2.1 kilometres long. Route 355 runs briefly along the parish line but otherwise there's no provincial highway access to the area. The village of
Bertrand Bertrand may refer to: 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-Bert ...
occupied the northeastern corner of the parish, including the community of Haut-Bertrand; it is now part of Rivière-du-Nord. The village of
Paquetville Paquetville is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023. It is on the Acadian Peninsula at the intersection of Route 340, Route 135 and Route 350. History Paquetville wa ...
contained a nearly square area along Route 135 where it's met by Rue des Fondateurs and Route 340; it is now part of Hautes-Terres. The Paroisse Notre-Dame-des-Érables was an LSD in the northwestern corner of the parish, based on four tiers of grants along Route 340 and the Val-Doucet Road. The eastern boundary along the Route 340 tiers was about 1 kilometres west of Chemin du Portage, and along the Val-Doucet tiers about 700 metres east of the main part of Ruisseau de la Truite Road. The main community was Notre-Dame-des-Érables, with the LSD extending north along Route 340 into Bathurst Parish to include the community of Rocheville. It was established in 1986. Most is now part of Hautes-Terres, with a small part in the Chaleur rural district. The local service district of the parish of Saint-Isidore included an area along the southern bank of Trout Brook and the Pokemouche River, running from the Tracadie boundary to a point about 2 kilometres west of Route 135. This area was part of the Bois-Blanc - Hacheyville - Duguayville service area. This LSD was extended into Paquetville Parish in 1994. Now part of Hautes-Terres. The local service district of the parish of Paquetville included the remainder of the parish, two areas separated by the Paroisse Notre-Dame-des-Érables. The isolated southwestern corner of the parish had no provincial highway access; the main portion contained the communities of Burnsville, Haut-Paquetville, Petit-Paquetville, Saint-Amateur, Trudel, and Val-Doucet; Rang-Saint-Georges was on the southern edge of the village of Paquetville. It was established in 1969 to provide fire protection. Most is now part of Hautes-Terres, with two small areas belonging to the rural district. ''Sainte-Rose'' was an LSD in the southeasern corner of the parish. Sainte-Rose was established in 1988 and in 2014 was annexed to help form the regional municipality of Grand Tracadie-Sheila.


Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality *
Bertrand Bertrand may refer to: 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-Bert ...
** Haut-Bertrand * Burnsville * Haut-Paquetville * Notre-Dame-des-Érables *
Paquetville Paquetville is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023. It is on the Acadian Peninsula at the intersection of Route 340, Route 135 and Route 350. History Paquetville wa ...
* Petit-Paquetville * Rang-Saint-Georges * Saint-Amateur * Tracadie * Trudel * Val-Doucet


Bodies of water

Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish. ''italics'' indicate a name no longer in official use * Big Tracadie River *
Caraquet River The Caraquet River is a river in north-eastern New Brunswick, Canada which empties into the Caraquet Bay north of Caraquet. The river's name means "meeting of two rivers" in the Mi'kmaq language. River Communities *Bertrand * Burnsville River Cr ...
(''Southwest Caraquet River'') *
Pokemouche River The Pokemouche River is in north eastern New Brunswick, Canada. The name is derived from the Algonquin language. Its headwaters are near the community of Paquetville, and it flows in an easterly direction approximately twenty kilometers where it em ...


Conservation areas

Parks, historic sites, and related entities at least partly within the parish. * Butte à Morrison Protected Natural Area * Red Pine Brook Protected Natural Area * Tracadie River Wildlife Management Area


Demographics

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities and regional municipality


Population


Language


See also

*
List of parishes in New Brunswick The Canadian province of New Brunswick is divided by the ''Territorial Division Act'' into 152 parishes, units which had political significance as subdivisions of counties until the Municipalities Act of 1966. Parishes still exist in law and inclu ...


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