Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick explained

Official Name:Sainte-Marie-de-Kent
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:New Brunswick
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within New Brunswick
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:New Brunswick
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kent County
Subdivision Type3:Parish
Subdivision Name3:Sainte-Marie Parish, New Brunswick
Established Title2:Unincorporated
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:−4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:−3
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:23
Postal Code Type:Canadian Postal code
Postal Code:E4S
Area Code:506
Blank1 Name:Highway
Blank1 Info:Route 515
Blank2 Name:Waterway
Blank2 Info:Bouctouche River

Sainte-Marie-de-Kent (most often referred to as Sainte-Marie) is an unincorporated Canadian village located at the intersection of Route 515 and Route 525 in Kent County, New Brunswick. It is in the parish of Saint Mary.

The village is located 45 km north of Moncton and its residents are largely Acadians, most of whom speak French in its local variant Chiac.

Sainte-Marie-de-Kent is the site of the Kent County Agricultural Fair, one of New Brunswick's oldest and largest agricultural fairs, a five-day event which has been held annually since 1956, during the final full week of August.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Kent County, New Brunswick.

Notable people

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

See also