Grande-Anse
The village of Grande-Anse, on Chaleur Bay.
The village of Grande-Anse, on Chaleur Bay.
Grande-Anse is located in New Brunswick
Grande-Anse
Grande-Anse
Coordinates: 47°48′44″N 65°11′07″W / 47.812306°N 65.185194°W / 47.812306; -65.185194
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyGloucester
TownRivière-du-Nord
Founded1808
Incorporated1968
Electoral Districts
Federal
Acadie—Bathurst
ProvincialCaraquet
Government
 • MLAIsabelle Thériault (Lib.)
 • MPSerge Cormier (Liberal)
Area
[1]
 • Land24.27 km2 (9.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total731
 • Density30.1/km2 (78/sq mi)
 • Change (2016–21)
Decrease 18.7%
Time zoneUTC-4 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (EDT)
Area code+1-506-732
WebsiteGrande-Anse

Grande-Anse 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 Rivière-du-Nord.

The community is near the community of Pokeshaw on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula region, 25 km northwest of Caraquet and 45 kilometres east of Bathurst.

Grande-Anse's tourist attractions include the Grande-Anse beach, and the Popes' Museum.[2]

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Gloucester County, New Brunswick

The village was first settled by Acadian Simon Landry in 1808, and was incorporated in 1968.

On 1 January 2023, Grande-Anse amalgamated with Bertrand, Maisonnette, Saint-Léolin, and all or part of four local service districts to form the new town of Rivière-du-Nord.[3][4] The community's name remains in official use.[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grande-Anse had a population of 731 living in 361 of its 412 total private dwellings, a change of -18.7% from its 2016 population of 899. With a land area of 24.27 km2 (9.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 30.1/km2 (78.0/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Geography

There is a small, man-made harbor with fishing boats.[6] Grande Anse has a stone church building, called Saint Jude.[7] The church spire has been a landmark for sailors.[8]

Museum

The museum in 2022

After a 1984 visit from Pope John Paul II to Moncton, New Brunswick, the Pope Museum (French: Le Musée des Papes) was created in Grande Anse.[2] It contained portraits of all the popes, a scale model of the Vatican, and other items.[2] With attendance falling from 30,000 visitors per year in its early days to just 500 in 2015, it was re-imagined as the Founding Cultures Museum (Musée des cultures fondatrices), a museum about the people who have lived in the Grande Anse area, including the First Nations as well as the Acadian, Irish, Scottish, and British immigrants.[9]

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Census Profile of Grande-Anse". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Karr, Paul (2004-05-12). Frommer's Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 190–192. ISBN 978-0-7645-7284-5.
  3. ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. ^ "RSC 4 Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ^ Karr, Paul (2004-05-12). Frommer's Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 190–192. ISBN 978-0-7645-7284-5.
  7. ^ Karr, Paul (2004-05-12). Frommer's Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 190–192. ISBN 978-0-7645-7284-5.
  8. ^ Sailing Directions (enroute): Nova Scotia and the Saint Lawrence. United States Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center. 2000. A green church spire in the fishing village of Grande-Anse, about 8 miles W of Paisonnette Point, is very conspicuous.
  9. ^ "Le Musée des papes change de vocation". Radio Canada (in Canadian French). 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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