Grande-Digue, New Brunswick Explained

Official Name:Grande-Digue
Pushpin Map:New Brunswick
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Grande-Digue in New Brunswick
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:New Brunswick
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kent County
Leader Title:MP
Leader Title2:Provincial Representative
Leader Name:Dominic LeBlanc (L)
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1767
Area Land Km2:46.04
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:2182
Population Density Km2:47.4
Timezone:Atlantic (AST)
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:46.2737°N -64.5757°W
Elevation Min M:0
Website:http://www.grande-digue.net/

Grande-Digue (2011 pop.: 2,182) is a community in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada, near Shediac.

The former local service district of Grande-Digue[1] took its name from the community.

Geography

The community is located in Dundas Parish, on the north-east shoreline of the Shediac Bay. Grand-Digue is located around the intersection of Grand Digue Rd and Route 530.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Kent County, New Brunswick. Following the expulsion of the Acadians in 1755, many Acadians found refuge in Grande-Digue. They did not receive land grants until 1791.[2]

The community is predominantly Acadian, and Acadian French is the most widely spoken language. However, due to the large number of summer tourists and cottagers, English is also spoken by virtually the entire population.

École Grande-Digue is the only school located in Grande-Digue. It is a K-8 school and is part of School District 11.[3] [4] High school students go to Polyvalente Louis-J.-Robichaud in Shediac.

Notable people

See main article: List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Brunswick Regulation 84-168 under the Municipalities Act (O.C. 84-582) . Government of New Brunswick . 23 July 2020.
  2. http://www.grande-digue.com/site/en/HistoryGD.htm History of Grande-Digue
  3. http://www.grande-digue.com/site/fr/ecole.htm Grande-Digue School Info
  4. Web site: Official Website of Grande-Digue School . 2013-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130123113525/http://web1.nbed.nb.ca/sites/district11/grande-digue/Pages/default.aspx . 2013-01-23 . dead .