Point de Bute or Pointe de Bute is an area in ward five of the town of Tantramar in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
The former local service district of Pointe de Bute took its name from the community but used a different spelling.
The Acadian Pierre Buhot settled here in the late 1600s, and the original name was Pont à Buhot which evolved, via Pont à Buot to the current name. Opposite his house was a bridge over the Missaguash River, leading to the Tantramar Marsh. It was near the outlet of a stream, Rivière à l'Ours and a redoubt, which was the first point of attack by Monckton's army in 1755 as it advanced from Fort Lawrence to cross the Missaguash river on the way to attack Fort Beausejour. [1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pointe de Bute had a population of 561 living in 226 of its 253 total private dwellings, a change of -1.8% from its 2016 population of 571. With a land area of 80.17 km2 (30.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.0/km2 (18.1/sq mi) in 2021. [2]
Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Westmorland County is a county in New Brunswick, a province of Canada. It is in the south-eastern part of the province. It contains the fast-growing commercial centre of Moncton and its northern and eastern suburbs. Also located in the county are the university town of Sackville and the local tourist destination of Shediac.
Lévis is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre-Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City.
Sackville is a former town in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Tantramar.
Hillsborough is a former village in Albert County in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It was an incorporated village prior to 2023 but is now part of the much larger incorporated village of Fundy Albert.
Robertville is an unincorporated community and former local service district in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Aulac is a Canadian community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. As of January 1, 2023 it is part of the Municipality of Tantramar which consists of the former town of Sackville, Village of Dorchester, Pointe de Bute and other rural communities. It is located between the former college town of Sackville and the provincial border with Nova Scotia.
Point La Nim is an unincorporated community and former local service district in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Fort Lawrence is a Canadian rural community located on the Isthmus of Chignecto in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, which is named after Fort Lawrence.
Pointe-du-Chêne is a community and former local service district in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Located on Shediac Bay, an inlet of the Northumberland Strait, Pointe-du-Chêne, also called La Pointe, is the home of Parlee Beach Provincial Park. It was once the terminus of the European and North American Railway and was a key stopover for Pan-Am's Trans Atlantic air service inaugurated in 1939. Pointe-du-Chêne became a cottage resort area in the early 20th century. Summer excursion trains from Moncton brought day trippers to the seashore. The railway terminus and proximity to Parlee Beach, made it an ideal location for cottages.
Mount Whatley is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, located in Westmorland County on New Brunswick Highway 16. Mount Whatley is situated upon the Aulac Ridge, a prominent rise running west–east across the Tantramar Marshes on the Isthmus of Chignecto, on the shore of the Missaguash River which forms the southern part of the inter-provincial boundary with Nova Scotia.The community is linked by a small bridge to Fort Lawrence Nova Scotia.
Pointe-à-Bouleau was a settlement and local service district in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It is now part of the Regional Municipality of Grand Tracadie–Sheila.
Pointe-Alexandre is an unincorporated place in New Brunswick, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.
Pointe-Sapin is a settlement on the northern coast of New Brunswick, Canada, on the Northumberland Strait in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence. As a designated place in the 2011 Census, it had a population of 350 living in 165 of its 192 total private dwellings. Pointe-Sapin lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time.
Pont-Landry is a community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, located at the junction of Inkerman, Saint-Isidore, and Saumarez Parishes. It was grouped with the communities of Boishébert, Gaspereau, and Losier Settlement in 1986 to form the local service district of Pont Landry, which was annexed by the Regional Municipality of Grand Tracadie–Sheila in 2014.
The Regional Municipality of Tracadie is the first and only regional municipality in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.
Pointe-Canot is an unincorporated place in New Brunswick, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.
Pointe LaFrance is an unincorporated place in New Brunswick, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.
Pointe Sauvage (Indian Point) is an unincorporated place in New Brunswick, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.
Pointe-Brûlée is an unincorporated place in New Brunswick, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.
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