The village was founded in 1797 by Acadian settlers. The name literally means "little rock", and is pronounced by most anglophones in the region as Petty Roche.[ citation needed ] The name of the village is reputed to derive from the fact that the village's founders disembarked on a small rock. The village was named Little Roche from 1850 to 1854, then Madisco until 1870, and then Petit Rocher. The hyphenated form Petit-Rocher was adopted in 2009. Some old maps have the name Petite Roche (1812) and Sainte Roque or Little Russia (1827). [5]
On January 1, 2023, Petit-Rocher amalgamated with Beresford, Nigadoo, Pointe-Verte and all or part of ten local service districts to form the new town of Belle-Baie. [6] [7] The community's name remains only for address purposes. [8]
Petit-Rocher | |
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Motto: Ascencio Populi | |
Coordinates: 47°47′36″N65°42′58″W / 47.79333°N 65.71611°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Gloucester |
Parish | Beresford |
Town | Belle-Baie |
Founded | 1797 |
Village | 1966 |
Dissolved | 2023 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [1] | |
• Total | 1,954 |
• Density | 432.2/km2 (1,119/sq mi) |
• Change (2016–21) | 0.1% |
• Dwellings | 963 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code | |
Area code | 506 |
Highways | Route 11 Route 134 Route 315 |
Petit-Rocher Lighthouse | |
Constructed | 1929 |
Construction | metal |
Height | 7 m (23 ft) |
Shape | square prism skeletal tower [2] [3] [4] |
Markings | grey metallic tower |
Power source | solar power |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
Focal height | 7.6 m (25 ft) |
Range | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) |
Characteristic | L Fl W 6s |
Original light | |
Constructed | 1879 |
Construction | lumber |
Height | 9.5 m (31 ft) |
Shape | truncated square pyramid |
Markings | white |
Deactivated | 1929 |
Focal height | 10.6 m (35 ft) |
Petit-Rocher is a former village in Gloucester County,New Brunswick. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Belle-Baie. Sitting on the western shore of both Chaleur Bay and Nepisiguit Bay 20 km northwest of Bathurst.
The former local service districts of Petit-Rocher-Nord (Devereaux) and Petit-Rocher-Sud bordered the village on the north and south,respectively.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 1,988 | — |
1996 | 2,078 | +4.5% |
2001 | 1,966 | −5.4% |
2006 | 1,949 | −0.9% |
2011 | 1,908 | −2.1% |
2016 | 1,897 | −0.6% |
2021 | 1,954 | +3.0% |
Source: [1] |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Petit-Rocher had a population of 1,954 living in 890 of its 963 total private dwellings, a change of
2021 | 2011 | |
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Population | 1,954 (+3.0% from 2016) | 1,908 (-2.1% from 2006) |
Land area | 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi) | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
Population density | 432.2/km2 (1,119/sq mi) | 425.2/km2 (1,101/sq mi) |
Median age | 56 (M: 55.2, F: 56.8) | 51.3 (M: 49.9, F: 52.2) |
Private dwellings | 890 (total) | 938 (total) |
Median household income | $55,666 |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick [9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 | 1,885 | 1,690 | 0.05% | 89.65% | 145 | 26.08% | 7.69% | 35 | 75.0% | 1.85% | 20 | 0.0% | 1.06% | |||||
2016 | 1,885 | 1,700 | 2.85% | 90.18% | 115 | 15.00% | 6.10% | 20 | 1.06% | 1.33% | 20 | 0.0% | 1.06% | |||||
2011 | 1,875 | 1,750 | 4.4% | 93.33% | 100 | 42.9% | 5.33% | 25 | 25.0% | 1.33% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
2006 | 1,920 | 1,830 | 1.9% | 95.31% | 70 | 44.0% | 3.65% | 20 | 0.0% | 1.04% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
2001 | 1,940 | 1,795 | 8.2% | 92.53% | 125 | 38.9% | 6.44% | 20 | 100.0% | 1.03% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | |||||
1996 | 2,065 | 1,955 | n/a | 94.67% | 90 | n/a | 4.36% | 10 | n/a | 0.48% | 10 | n/a | 0.48% |
In 2012 and 2013, Petit-Rocher was host to the CCBHA's annual ball hockey tournament with a team from nearby Dundee taking home the Allen, Paquet & Arseneau cup as champions for both tournaments. [14]
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