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Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël

Village of Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël
Village
Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël is located in New Brunswick
Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël

Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°47′N 64°34′W / 47.783°N 64.567°W / 47.783; -64.567
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 Decrease 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.ste-marie-st-raphael.ca

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 / 47.783; -64.567



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