Neguac

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Neguac
Village
Nickname: 
"The Savoie Capital"
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Neguac
Location of Neguac, New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°15′19″N65°04′15″W / 47.25529°N 65.07086°W / 47.25529; -65.07086
CountryCanada
Province New Brunswick
County Northumberland County
Founded1756
Incorporated VillageAugust 23, 1967
Electoral Districts     
Federal

Miramichi
Provincial Miramichi Bay-Neguac
Government
  MayorGeorges Rhéal Savoie
  MLA Réjean Savoie (PC)
  MP Jake Stewart (C)
Area
[1]
  Land26.72 km2 (10.32 sq mi)
Elevation
0−40 m (−130 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total1,692
  Density63.3/km2 (164/sq mi)
  Change (2016–21)
Increase2.svg 0.5%
Time zone UTC-4 (Atlantic (AST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code
E9G
Area code 506
Telephone Exchange776
Website Neguac.com

Neguac is a Canadian village in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.

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Geography

Situated on the north shore of Miramichi Bay at the southern end of the Acadian Peninsula, the village is located 44 kilometres northeast of Miramichi. Approximately 92 percent of its residents are francophone.

History

Neguac calls itself the "Savoie Capital of Canada", as most Acadians with that surname trace their ancestry to the Neguac area. The first settlers in the village, Jean Savoie and his family, arrived in the area in 1757, two years after the Expulsion of the Acadians. In 2007, the community celebrated its 250th anniversary and 40th anniversary of incorporation.

Economy

Beausoleil oysters, farm raised off the waters of Neguac, have become well known internationally. BellisleOysters 2012.jpg
Beausoleil oysters, farm raised off the waters of Neguac, have become well known internationally.

The local economy is based on fishing and forestry, of which oyster farming and lobster fishing are the main industry. Seasonally, from August to mid-September blueberries are harvested, and from late October to early December Christmas wreaths are made and sold around Canada and the Continental United States, these industries play an important role in the local economy.

The community has two wharves situated in its municipal limits. It also has a large fish plant that processes lobster and herring.

Neguac is considered the Oyster Hub of Atlantic Canada. Its oysters are distributed throughout the world via the Maison Beausoleil Company.

In April 2003, a call centre was opened by Virtual-Agent Services (VAS). It employed nearly thirty call centre representatives. The call centre was closed August 26, 2011, when VAS was acquired by Thing5. The building now houses the Alnwick Resource Centre (Food Bank).

The community is a service centre of the Miramichi Bay area offering government services, a health clinic, restaurants, gas stations and other retail stores and services.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Neguac had a population of 1,692 living in 721 of its 781 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Census Profile of Neguac". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census, 2011 census
  3. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census Neguac, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

47°14′N65°03′W / 47.233°N 65.050°W / 47.233; -65.050