Petite Forte () is a

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and

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in the

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. It is on Placentia Bay and is connected by road via Route 215 (Petite Forte Road). Petite Forte is located on the

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which is on the southeast coast of the island of

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in the province of

. It fought attempts by the government in the 1960s to resettle. Petite Forte has a population of 69 according to the 2021 census. The ferry ''MV Marine Coaster III'' has a port in Petite Forte and services the isolated

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of South East Bight.

Geography

Petite Forte is in

within Subdivision C of Division No. 2.

Demographics

As a designated place in the

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conducted by

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, Petite Forte recorded a population of 71 living in 25 of its 47 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 57. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

Petite Forte is a local service district (LSD) that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. The chair of the LSD committee is Kevin Hefferan.

References

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Demographics

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