Official Name: | Saint-Isidore |
Pushpin Map: | New Brunswick |
Pushpin Label: | Saint-Isidore |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | New Brunswick |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Gloucester |
Subdivision Type3: | Parish |
Subdivision Name3: | Saint-Isidore |
Subdivision Type4: | Town |
Subdivision Name4: | Hautes-Terres |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1876 |
Established Title2: | Incorporated |
Established Date2: | 1991 |
Area Total Km2: | 22.94 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 810 |
Population Density Km2: | 35.3 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2016–21) |
Population Blank1: | 6.0% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 387 |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Timezone Dst: | ADT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
Coordinates: | 47.55°N -68°W |
Postal Code: | E8M |
Blank Name: | Highways |
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Saint-Isidore 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 Hautes-Terres. It is adjacent to the communities of Pont-Landry, Hacheyville, Bois-Gagnon and Tilley Road. The community is situated on the Acadian Peninsula.
Saint-Isidore is in the town of Tracadie-Sheila's sphere of influence. With the population being Acadian, almost all of its inhabitants speak French as a mother tongue and are of the Catholic religion. The local school name is École la Relève and offers kindergarten through seventh grade classes.
The main industries are agriculture, asphalt and services. The village maintains a local museum, a public pool and a few parks around the municipality. It is crossed by provincial Route 160 and Route 135.
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. The settlement was founded by Rev. Gagnon in 1876 and merged with the community of Bois-Hébert which was incorporated in 1991 as the current Village de Saint-Isidore. The first mayor ever elected was Norbert J. Sivret. The Acadian influence is represented through the majestic local church, which was built in 1904.
On 1 January 2023, Saint-Isidore amalgamated with the village of Paquetville and all or part of six local service districts to form the new town of Hautes-Terres.[2] [3] The community's name remains in official use.[4]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Isidore had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 22.94km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
See main article: List of people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick.