8-564: Pointe-Verte is a community in the town of Belle-Baie in Gloucester County , New Brunswick. It was a village from 1966 to 2023, when it was amalgamated with surrounding municipalities to form the town of Belle-Baie . On January 1, 2023, Pointe-Verte amalgamated with Beresford , Nigadoo , Petit-Rocher , and all or part of ten local service districts to form the new town of Belle-Baie . The community's name remains in official use. Located on Chaleur Bay 30 km north of Bathurst ,
16-459: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Belle-Baie Belle-Baie is a town in the Canadian province of New Brunswick . It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms . Belle-Baie was incorporated on January 1, 2023, via the amalgamation of the former town of Beresford and the former villages of Nigadoo , Petit-Rocher and Pointe-Verte as well as
24-418: Is no census data on the town of Belle-Baie as the last census was 2021, prior to Belle-Baie being formed. 2021 Census data for the communities that formed Belle-Baie are below. One of Belle-Baie's main attractions is its beach. Renovated in the late 1990s, the beach features an observation tower overlooking the marshes, a boardwalk and change room, restroom and shower facilities. A popular tourist attraction, it
32-473: Is not rare to find local musicians featuring their talents at the beach on warm summer nights. Every year a carnival called "Carnaval du Siffleux" is held in Belle-Baie. Sculptures made of snow collected by ploughing parking lots are presented all around town. This is one of the many activities available to Belle-Baie residents during this carnival. However, in recent years, fewer sculptures have been seen around
40-447: The concurrent annexation of adjacent unincorporated areas. The adjacent unincorporated areas included the former local service districts of Dunlop , Laplante , Madran , Robertville , Petit-Rocher-Nord , Petit-Rocher-Sud and Tremblay , and portions of the local service districts of Bathurst , Beresford and North Tetagouche . The new town's name was initially announced as Baie-Jolie sur mer , but after negative reaction from
48-604: The new municipality, but these numbers are based on Census 2021 of the municipalities that now form Belle-Baie. When the town was formed, it was designated as French speaking by the transition committee. Belle-Baie is just north of the City of Bathurst and borders both Nepisiguit Bay and Chaleur Bay . The community's first municipal election was held in November 2022 as part of the 2022 New Brunswick municipal elections , with former MLA Daniel Guitard selected as its first mayor. There
56-455: The residents the transition committee withdrew the name and proposed Belle-Baie instead. The town's language policy for news releases was to be reviewed after some residents complained they were in French only. About 85 per cent of the residents are francophone, 11 percent are anglophone and four percent identify as both. The bilingual rate is 68 percent. Census Canada has not issued information for
64-610: The village's main industry is lobster and scallop fishing, as well as forestry. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Pointe-Verte had a population of 865 living in 400 of its 433 total private dwellings, a change of -2.4% from its 2016 population of 886 . With a land area of 13.76 km (5.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 62.9/km (162.8/sq mi) in 2021. 47°51′N 65°46′W / 47.850°N 65.767°W / 47.850; -65.767 ( Pointe-Verte ) This New Brunswick location article
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