Belledune

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Belledune
Village
Canada New Brunswick location map 2.svg
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Belledune
Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°54′N65°49′W / 47.900°N 65.817°W / 47.900; -65.817
CountryCanada
Province New Brunswick
County Restigouche
Parish Beresford
Parish Durham
Founded1799
Incorporated 1968;56 years ago (1968)
Amalgamation 1994;30 years ago (1994)
Government
 • Type City council
 • BodyBelledune Village Council
 • MayorPaul Arseneault
 • Deputy MayorLilliane Carmichael
Area
[1]
 • Total189.18 km2 (73.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total1,325
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Percentage change (2016)
Decrease2.svg 6.5%
 • Dwellings
782
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code
E8G
Area code 506
Highways
Website belledune.com

Belledune is a port village in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It has a population of 1,325, and straddles the boundary between Restigouche County and Gloucester County, New Brunswick.

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The community of Belledune was created through the amalgamation of Jacquet River, Armstrong Brook, and Belledune in 1994. The community dubbed itself a "Supervillage" after this amalgamation. Belledune's population meets the requirements as a "Town" under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick, but it has not requested a change in municipal status and therefore remains as a village.

Belledune is one of the few municipalities not significantly affected by the province's 2023 local governance reforms.

History

The village, "Big Dune", was first settled by François Joseph Guittard around 1815, with a land grant approval in 1825 for two lots of land of 200 acres each. [2]

Guittard was born in Fauxbourg, St. Antoine, France, around 1774, and after fighting in Napoleon's army, he defected to the British Army. He and his wife Marie LeFilatre emigrated to Canada, and after a brief settling in Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec, they resettled in New Brunswick, where the promise of a land grant became a possibility. Guittard had also worked as a navigator, having helped map the New Brunswick coastline with the British military.

Settlers from the Miramichi Valley moved towards Belledune after the 1825 Great Miramichi Fire.

List of Mayors of Belledune
MayorTerm PartyReferences
Delphis Hickey1969 – May 10, 1977 Independent [3] [4]
J. Arnold Talbot May 10, 1977 – May 14, 1980Independent [5]
John McDonnellMay 14, 1980 – May 1986Independent
Joseph H. HodginsMay 1986 – May 8, 1989Independent [6]
Andy FlanaganMay 8, 1989 – May 14, 2001Independent [7]
Joseph R. NoëlMay 14, 2001 – May 10, 2004Independent [8]
Nick DuivenvoordenMay 10, 2004 – May 14, 2012Independent [9]
Ron BourqueMay 14, 2012 – May 9, 2016Independent [10]
Joseph R. NoëlMay 9, 2016 – May 10, 2021Independent [11]
Paul A. ArseneaultMay 10, 2021 – presentIndependent [12]

Economy

Belledune underwent unprecedented development during the 1960s when under the premiership of Louis Robichaud a major regional port was built to service various industries on the north shore of New Brunswick.

The first major industrial projects at the port included in 1966 a lead and zinc smelter, formerly Brunswick Mining and Smelting Corporation, but now owned by Glencore with a nominal production of 120,000 tonnes per year. [13] [14] [15] built in support of the lead and zinc mines opened south of Bathurst during the 1950s in the Bathurst Mining Camp. A $30 million venture at the time, the smelter has managed to extract silver from its imported silver lead concentrates, and in 2011 produced 400mt of pure silver valued at 448M$; the company proposes to increase its silver production to 700mt. [16] The current permit to operate is file number I-7107. [17]

NB Power opened the Belledune Generating Station, a coal-fired thermal generating station, at the port in 1993. [18]

The announcement of the closure of the Glencore smelter was issued in late 2019. At that time, the company workforce was on strike. The site decommissioning will continue to 2028.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Belledune had a population of 1,325 living in 688 of its 782 total private dwellings, a change of -6.5% from its 2016 population of 1,417. With a land area of 189.18 km2 (73.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.0/km2 (18.1/sq mi) in 2021. [1]

Canada census – Belledune community profile
2021 2011
Population1,325 (-6.5% from 2016)1,548 (-9.5% from 2006)
Land area189.18 km2 (73.04 sq mi)189.33 km2 (73.10 sq mi)
Population density7/km2 (18/sq mi)8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Median age59.2 (M: 58.4, F: 59.6)53.2 (M: 53.1, F: 53.2)
Private dwellings782 (total)  688 (occupied)851 (total) 
Median household income$48,400$40,129
References: 2021 [19] 2011 [20] earlier [21] [22]
Historical Census Data - Belledune, New Brunswick [23]
YearPop.±%
1991 2,087—    
1996 2,060−1.3%
2001 1,923−6.7%
YearPop.±%
2006 1,711−11.0%
2011 1,548−9.5%
2016 1,417−8.5%
YearPop.±%
2021 1,325−6.5%
Source: [1]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Belledune, New Brunswick [23]
CensusTotal
English
French
English & French
Other
YearResponsesCountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
2011
1,550
1,285Decrease2.svg 13.2%82.90%235Increase2.svg 14.6%15.16%25Increase2.svg 25.0%1.61%5Increase2.svg n/a%0.32%
2006
1,705
1,480Decrease2.svg 13.4%86.80%205Decrease2.svg 6.8%12.02%20Increase2.svg 100.0%1.17%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.00%
2001
1,940
1,710Decrease2.svg 3.9%88.14%220Decrease2.svg 15.4%11.34%10Decrease2.svg 71.4%0.52%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.00%
1996
2,075
1,780n/a85.78%260n/a12.53%35n/a1.69%0n/a0.00%

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  3. ↑ "Résultats des élections municipales". L'Evangeline (in French). June 10, 1969. p. 2. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
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  23. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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