| Flatlands | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | New Brunswick |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Flatlands, New Brunswick |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Restigouche |
| Subdivision Type3: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name3: | Addington |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Seat: | Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Parts: | Restigouche West |
| Government Type: | Local service district |
| Area Land Km2: | 18.94 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 143 |
| Population Density Km2: | 7.55 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2011-2016 |
| Population Blank1: | 15.9% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 83 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 47.9833°N -66.8833°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Area Code: | 506 |
| Blank Name: | Access Routes |
Flatlands was a local service district in Addington Parish, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] The Duncan family of Aberdeen, Scotland were the original settlers of Flatlands and Campbellton. In 1866 Flatlands was a farming and lumbering settlement with approximately 27 resident families. In 1871, it had a population of 150. In 1898 Flatlands was a station on the Intercolonial Railway and had one post office, three stores, a shingle mill, a church and a population of about 400.[2]
The population as of 2016 is 143 people.[3] [4]
Flatlands is located along the Restigouche River, opposite the Province of Quebec. It is approximately 5 km from Matapédia, Quebec, a 5-minute drive, and about 15 km from downtown Campbellton, New Brunswick, a 20-minute drive.[5] [6] Route 11 is the major highway running through the community, with a posted speed limit of 80 km/h.[7]