Caraquet

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Town of Caraquet
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motto = Cultural Capital of Acadia


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image_caption = Port of Caraquet


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = flag|New Brunswick
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Gloucester County
government_type = Town Council
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Antoine Landry
leader_title1 = nowrap|Executive Director
leader_name1 = Lucien Sonier
leader_title2 = Councilors
leader_name2 = Gertrude Landry, Romain Robichaud, Yves Roy, Michel Rail, Gilles Lanteigne, Cyrille Landry, Pierre P. Albert, Kevin J. Haché
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1730
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1961-11-15
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 68.29
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population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 4,156
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population_density_km2 = 60.9
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timezone = Atlantic (AST)
utc_offset = -4
timezone_DST = ADT
utc_offset_DST = -3
latd=47.79400
longd=-64.93855
elevation_min_m = 0
elevation_max_m = 31
website = http://www.ville.caraquet.nb.ca
postal_code_type = nowrap|Canadian Postal code
postal_code = E1W
area_code = 506
blank_name = Telephone Exchange
blank_info = 726, 727
blank1_name = NTS Map
blank1_info = 021P15
blank2_name = GNBC Code
blank2_info = DAZVA
website = http://www.ville.caraquet.nb.ca/
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Caraquet (2001 population: 4,442) 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". The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nord flow into the bay west of the town.

Establishment

Caraquet was first settled by Gabriel Giraud dit St. Jean who was a French trader and merchant. He married a Mi'kmaq woman and settled in Lower Caraquet. After the expulsion of the Acadians from southern New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in 1755, some Acadians settled in Upper Caraquet. Led by Alexis Landry in 1757, the original town site was founded at what is now called Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage. The land was officially granted for the town in 1774 through the Royal Proclamation to 34 families of Acadian, Normand and Mi'kmaq origins.

The town is unofficially called Acadia's capital by its residents. Caraquet hosts the annual Acadian Festival held each August, with the culmination being the Tintamarre on August 15.

Economy

Caraquet's economy is primarily marine resource-based, with a fishing wharf and seaport. Several beaches and other tourist attractions, such as the "Village Historique Acadien", are located in the area. New Brunswick's only francophone daily newspaper, "L'Acadie Nouvelle", is published in Caraquet.

External links

* [http://www.ville.caraquet.nb.ca/ Town of Caraquet]
* [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caraquet_(ville) Version française du Wiki de Caraquet, ayant beaucoup plus de contenu]
* [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Acadie_Nouvelle French versions of L'Acadie Nouvelle wiki]