Maisonnette, New Brunswick
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Maisonnette is a Canadian
village in Gloucester County
, New Brunswick
.
The fishing village is located on the north shore of Caraquet Harbour near Pointe de Maisonnette
, opposite the town of Caraquet
on the Acadian Peninsula
.
The village was first settled in 1832 as a temporary fishing port for people from Caraquet and Bertrand
. Their small cabins (maisonnettes in French
) was the inspiration for the name of the village.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
village in Gloucester County
Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Gloucester County is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada. Fishing, mining and forestry are the major industries in the county...
, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
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The fishing village is located on the north shore of Caraquet Harbour near Pointe de Maisonnette
Pointe de Maisonnette, New Brunswick
Point de Maisonnette is a cape located in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada. Its geographic coordinates are 47º50'15"N, 65º00'13"W.It is the dividing point for delineating the northern limits of Caraquet Bay from Chaleur Bay...
, opposite the town of Caraquet
Caraquet, New Brunswick
Caraquet is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.-Location:Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for meeting of two rivers...
on the Acadian Peninsula
Acadian Peninsula
The Acadian Peninsula is situated in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada, encompassing portions of Gloucester and Northumberland Counties. It derives its name from the large Acadian population located there...
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The village was first settled in 1832 as a temporary fishing port for people from Caraquet and Bertrand
Bertrand, New Brunswick
Bertrand is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.The village is located on the Acadian Peninsula at the mouth of the Caraquet River where it empties into Caraquet Bay, roughly 10 km west of Caraquet....
. Their small cabins (maisonnettes in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
) was the inspiration for the name of the village.