Saint-Hilaire (2016 population: 252
) is a former
Canadian
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village in
Madawaska County,
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) 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. It is the only province with both English and ...
.
New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint-Hilaire
/ref> It is now part of Haut-Madawaska.
The legal spelling of the name was St. Hilaire but this was used only sporadically by the provincial government.
The largest employer is a composting
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plant.
History and geography
The municipality was constituted on 2 October 1967. It consists of a mayor and three councillors.
The Saint John river valley is cut between two sets of peaks. The town is roughly 200m above sea level, while a peak of roughly 1000m is seen nearby. Frenchville, Maine
Frenchville ( French: Ville Française) is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,052 at the 2020 census.
79.3 percent of Frenchville residents are habitual speakers of French, aided by its proximity to French-sp ...
is across the river. The steel truss Clair – Fort Kent Bridge is upriver about five miles, while downstream the next border crossing is the Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge (also a steel truss).
Economy
The nearest post office is upriver in Baker Brook
Baker-Brook (2016 population: 564) is a former village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Geography
It is located on the Saint John River 20 kilometres west of Edmundston.
History
The village takes its name from 19th-century sawm ...
. A railway and NB Route 120 go through town, as well as the Saint John River. The elementary school closed in 1996 due to lack of students. The Caisse Populaire Trois-Rives maintains a branch. The nearest Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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detachment is in Clair, New Brunswick
Clair (2016 population: 781) is a former Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.
History
Situated on the Saint John River opposite Fort Kent, Maine. The name Clair finds its roots in the community named for County Clare in Irela ...
, while the nearest hospital is located in Edmundston.
Demographics
Population
Language
Notable people
See also
*List of communities in New Brunswick
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* List of crossings of the Saint John River
References
External links
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Communities in Madawaska County, New Brunswick
Former villages in New Brunswick