Hautes-Terres (, ) is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in the
Canadian province
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of
New Brunswick
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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
Hautes-Terres was incorporated on January 1, 2023, via the amalgamation of the former villages of
Saint-Isidore and
Paquetville
Paquetville 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 Hautes-Terres. It is on the Acadian Peninsula at the intersection of Route 340, Route 135 and R ...
as well as the concurrent annexation of adjacent unincorporated areas.
Notable people
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Édith Butler
Édith Butler (born Marie Nicole Butler; 27 July 1942) is an Acadian-Canadian singer-songwriter and folklorist from New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula.
Biography
Édith Butler was born on 27 July 1942, in Paquetville. During the 1960s, she ...
, who sings the song ''Paquetville''
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
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