Grande-Anse, New Brunswick
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Grande-Anse (Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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 Founding Cultures Museum.[1]
History
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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.[2][3] The community's name remains in official use.[4]
Demographics
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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
After a 1984 visit from Pope John Paul II to Moncton, New Brunswick, the Pope Museum (Template:Langx) was created in Grande Anse.[1] It contained portraits of all the popes, a scale model of the Vatican, and other items.[1] 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
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See also
References
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