Maisonnette, New Brunswick

Place in New Brunswick, Canada

47°49′33.5″N 65°1′11.9″W / 47.825972°N 65.019972°W / 47.825972; -65.019972CountryCanadaProvinceNew BrunswickVillageGloucester County Town Rivière-du-NordIncorporationMay 12, 1986 (1986-05-12)Area

^[1]

• Land12.91 km² (4.98 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total535 • Density41.4/km² (107/sq mi) • Change (2016–21)

8.1%Time zoneAtlantic (AST) • Summer (DST)Atlantic (ADT)Area code506

Maisonnette is a former village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 but is now part of the town of Rivière-du-Nord.

The fishing village is located on the north shore of Caraquet Harbour near Pointe de Maisonnette, opposite the town of Caraquet on the Acadian Peninsula.

History

The village was first settled in 1832 as a temporary fishing port for people from Caraquet and Bertrand. Their small cabins (maisonnettes in French) was the inspiration for the name of the village.

Maisonnette is French for "little house". Formerly Ste. Jeanne D'Arc, the name was changed on October 1, 1936.^[2]

On 1 January 2023, Maisonnette amalgamated with three other villages 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, Maisonnette had a population of 535 living in 294 of its 401 total private dwellings, a change of 8.1% from its 2016 population of 495. With a land area of 12.91 km² (4.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 41.4/km² (107.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Notable people

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Census Profile of Maisonnette". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 80. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "RSC 4 Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.