Saint-François is a

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. For governance purposes it is part of the incorporated rural community of

Haut-Madawaska Haut-Madawaska is an incorporated rural community in Madawaska County within the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It is located in the New Brunswick Panhandle and was formed in 2017 through the amalgamation of four villages with five local s ...

, which is a member of the Northwest Regional Service Commission (NWRSC).

Origin of name

The parish takes its name from the St. Francis River.

History

Saint-François was erected as Saint Francis in 1850 from Madawaska Parish. In 1852 the parish was expanded northward to include territory award in the boundary settlement with

. In 1877 the eastern part of Saint-François was included in the newly erected Saint-Hilaire Parish. In 1900 Clair Parish was erected from the eastern part of Saint-François. In 1946 the name was changed to Saint Francois and the boundaries were affected by the major reorganisation of Madawaska County parish lines. In 1973 the name was changed to Saint-François.

Boundaries

Saint-François Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on map 32 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 117, 118, 138–140, and 160 at same site. * on the northwest by the

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border; * on the northeast and east, running mainly along grant lines, beginning on the provincial border at the westernmost corner of Range Three of the Baker Lake Settlement, then southeasterly along the southwestern line of Range Four to the northernmost corner of a grant in Range Four in Baker Lake Settlement, about 1.35 kilometres northwest of Chemin des Long, WP:ENG is ignored when it would result in a clumsy construction. then southwesterly to the southwestern line of Range Four, then southeasterly along Range Four for about 2 kilometres to the northernmost corner of a grant in Range Five of Baker Brook Settlement, then southwesterly to the southwestern line of Range Five, then southeasterly to the northern line of Range Three north of the Saint John River, then easterly along Range Three to the prolongation of the western line of a grant to Edward Levasseur in Range Two north of the Saint John, located on the western side of the northern end of Levasseur Road, then southerly along the prolongation, the grant line, and the prolongation to the

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in the Saint John River; * on the south and west by the international border within the Saint John River and

Saint Francis River The St. Francis River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, about long, in southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas in the United States. The river drains a mostly rural area and forms part of the Missouri-Arkansas state line along the ...

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. ''italics'' indicate a name no longer in official use; all communities are part of the incorporated rural community of

* Concession-des-Bouchard * Concession-des-Jaunes * Concession-des-Viel * Connors * Lac-Unique * ''Little River Mills'' * ''Mouth of St. Francis'' * Pelletiers Mill * Saint-François-de-Madawaska * Val Oakes

Bodies of water

Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly in the parish. * Crocs River *

Saint-François River The Saint-François River is a right tributary of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its source is Lake Saint-François in Chaudière-Appalaches, southeast of Thetford Mines. It flows southwest towards Sherbrooke, where it changes cour ...

* Saint John River * Mill Stream * Lac à Landry * Cross Lake * Glasier Lake * Mud Lake * Rocky Brook Lakes * Lac Unique

Islands

Islands at least partly in the parish. * Arsenault Island * Cranberry Island * Crock Island * Foley Island * Hafey Island * Kennedy Island

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish. * Foley Island Protected Natural Area * Glazier Lake Protected Natural Area * Grew Brook Protected Natural Area

Demographics

Parish population total does not include Saint-François-de-Madawaska

Population

Language

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Francois Parish, New Brunswick Parishes of Madawaska County, New Brunswick