Judique () is an unincorporated place within the

Municipality of the County of Inverness The Municipality of the County of Inverness is a county municipality on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to about 17,000 residents of the historical county of the same name, except for the incorporated town ...

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, Canada. It is the site of the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre and a stop on the scenic Ceilidh Trail. The origin of the name, pronounced , is uncertain though considered likely to be of

Acadian French Acadian French () is a variety of French spoken by Acadians, mostly in the region of Acadia, Canada. Acadian French has seven regional accents, including Chiac and Brayon. Phonology Since there was relatively little linguistic contact with F ...

origin. Judique presents itself as a collection of buildings with Highway 19 as its main street. It is on the western coast of Cape Breton Island, on the edge of St. George's Bay in the

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. Judique is the site of the Judique Historical Society Building a Maritime

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styled house, notable as the last remaining Port Hood company house.

Notable residents

* Buddy MacMaster (1924–2014), important figure in Cape Breton fiddling.

References

{{reflist Canadian Gaelic Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia Populated places in the Municipality of the County of Inverness, Nova Scotia