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Île-de-Lamèque (, ) is a
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in the
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of
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. It was formed through the
2023 New Brunswick local governance reform Local governance reform in the Canadian province of New Brunswick was implemented on January 1, 2023. This resulted in a significant reorganization of the local government entities in the province, including a reduction in the number of entiti ...
s.


History

Île-de-Lamèque was incorporated on January 1, 2023 via the amalgamation of the former town of
Lamèque Lamèque () is a former town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Île-de-Lamèque. Of Amerindian rather than French origin, "Lamèque" comes from the Micmac Elmugwadasik ...
and the former village of
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël (; unofficially Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël) is a former village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Île-de-Lamèque. Located on Lamèque Isla ...
as well as the concurrent annexation of adjacent unincorporated areas.


Economy

Île-de-Lamèque's economy is tied to the
fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (Freshwater ecosystem, freshwater or Marine ecosystem, marine), but may also be caught from Fish stocking, stocked Body of water, ...
and
peat Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...
industries.


Attractions

The Lamèque Eco-Parc offers numerous flora and fauna features representative of the Acadian Peninsula.


See also

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List of communities in New Brunswick This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipal ...
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List of municipalities in New Brunswick New Brunswick is the Population of Canada by province and territory, eighth-most populous province in Canada, with 775,610 residents as of the 2021 Canadian Census, 2021 census, and the List of Canadian provinces and territories by area#Land ar ...


References

2023 establishments in New Brunswick 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform Communities in Gloucester County, New Brunswick Populated places established in 2023 Towns in New Brunswick {{GloucesterCountyNB-geo-stub