Grande-Anse, New Brunswick

Grande-Anse
Village
The village of Grande-Anse, on Chaleur Bay.
Grande-Anse
Coordinates: 47°48′44″N 65°11′07″W / 47.812306°N 65.185194°W / 47.812306; -65.185194Coordinates: 47°48′44″N 65°11′07″W / 47.812306°N 65.185194°W / 47.812306; -65.185194
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Gloucester
Founded	1808
Incorporated	1968
Electoral Districts Federal	Acadie—Bathurst
Provincial	Caraquet
Government
• Type	Village Council
• Mayor	Gilles Thériault
• MLA	Hédard Albert (Lib.)
• MP	Serge Cormier (Liberal)
Area
• Total	24.42 km2 (9.43 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	738
• Density	30.2/km2 (78/sq mi)
• Change 2006-11	2.6%
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (EDT)
Area code(s)	+1-506-732
Website	Grande-Anse

Grande-Anse (2011 pop.: 738) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It is near the community of Pokeshaw.

The village is located on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula region, 25 km northwest of Caraquet and 45 kilometres east of Bathurst.

Grande-Anse's tourist attractions include the Grande-Anse beach, and the .

History[]

The village was first settled by Acadian in 1808, and was incorporated in 1968.

Notable people[]

See also[]

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References[]

• Official website
• Village de Grande-Anse Old English version.