Pointe-Verte () is a community in the town of

Belle-Baie Belle-Baie (, ) is a town in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms. History Belle-Baie was incorporated on January 1, 2023, via the amalgamation of the former town of B ...

in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It was a village from 1966 until 2023, when it amalgamated with surrounding municipalities to form the town of

History

On January 1, 2023, Pointe-Verte amalgamated with Beresford, Nigadoo,

Petit-Rocher Petit-Rocher () was a Village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It was dissolved 2023, when it amalgamated with surrounding municipalities to form the New Town of Belle-Baie. It’s name remains for adddress purposes only. The community si ...

, and all or part of ten local service districts to form the new town of

. The community's name remains in official use.

Geography

Located on

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30 km north of Bathurst, the village's main industry is

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and

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fishing, as well as forestry.

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

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, Pointe-Verte had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Language

Notable people

References

External links

Village of Pointe-Verte
Communities in Gloucester County, New Brunswick Former villages in New Brunswick 2023 disestablishments in New Brunswick {{GloucesterCountyNB-geo-stub