| Cap-Pelé | |
| Motto: | « Au coeur de l’Acadie » |
| Pushpin Map: | New Brunswick |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Brunswick |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Westmorland County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cap-Acadie |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1969 |
| Area Total Km2: | 22.96 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2,441 |
| Population Density Km2: | 106.3 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 0.7% |
| Timezone: | Atlantic (AST) |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 46.2318°N -64.2678°W |
| Website: | www.cap-pele.com |
| Postal Code Type: | Canadian Postal code |
| Postal Code: | E4N |
| Area Code: | 506 |
| Blank Name: | Telephone Exchange |
| Blank1 Name: | NTS Map |
| Blank2 Name: | GNBC Code |
Cap-Pelé ([kap pəle]) is a former village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Cap-Acadie.
The community centres on the intersection of Route 945 and Route 133 but extends to Route 950.
Its sister city is Broussard, Louisiana, United States.[2]
It is located on the Northumberland Strait approximately 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Moncton. Approximately 88% of its residents are Francophone.
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The village was founded by Acadians in 1780 and incorporated as a municipality in 1969. Fishing is the dominant industry, and the town is home to several smoked herring processing plants known locally as boucannières. As many as 30 smokehouses are found in Cap-Pelé and its surrounding areas. Work in the smokehouses tends to be seasonal, and during the summertime certain smokehouses offer guided tours.
The post office's name was changed from Cape Bald to Cap-Pelé by petition of local residents in 1949. The name was approved on March 2, 1950.[3]
On 1 January 2023, Cap-Pelé amalgamated with the incorporated rural community of Beaubassin Eastto form the new town of Cap-Acadie.[4] The community's name remains in official use.[5]
Cap-Pelé is home to the well known Aboiteau Beach that stretches out for approximately 2.5 kilometres (1½ miles), located inside Aboiteau Park. The beachside complex offers many services including a licensed restaurant with seafood and bar service, a gift shop and a patio overlooking the strait.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cap-Pelé had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 22.96km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]
Income (2016)
| Income type | By CAD | |
|---|---|---|
| Median total income (per capita) | $29,632 | |
| Median total Household income | $64,608 | |
| Median Family income | $79,147 |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | 1,795 | 76.5% | |
| English | 355 | 15.2% | |
| Other languages | 170 | 7.2% | |
| English and French | 25 | 1.1% |
See main article: List of people from Westmorland County, New Brunswick.