Village of Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël | |
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Village | |
Location within New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 47°47′N 64°34′W / 47.783°N 64.567°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Gloucester |
Parish | Shippagan |
Incorporated | May 12, 1986 |
Government | |
• Type | Town Council |
• Mayor | Conrad Godin |
Area | |
• Total | 15.61 km2 (6.03 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 955 |
• Density | 61.2/km2 (159/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 3.8% |
• Dwellings | 443 |
Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
Postal code(s) | E8T |
Area code(s) | 506 |
Highways | Route 305 |
Website | www |
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël (2011 pop.: 955) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick; its name is sometimes abbreviated Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël.
Located on Lamèque Island, the village was formed by the incorporation of most of the local service district of St. Raphael sur-Mer and a small part of the neighbouring LSD of Haut-Lamèque. Contrary to frequent citation, it was not formed by an amalgamation involving a village called Sainte-Marie.
In May 1971, an anxious Acadian fishing population demanded a public hearing into the safety of the Marc Guylaine, and 400 people met at the Saint-Raphaël community centre where an "action group" was commissioned to study the issue. Ultimately the last of the "cursed" sister ships was found to be unseaworthy.
Coordinates: 47°47′N 64°34′W / 47.783°N 64.567°W