Petit-Rocher | |
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(Dissolved village) | |
 Petit-Rocher welcome sign, 2002 | |
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| Motto: Ascencio Populi | |
  Petit-Rocher Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates:47°47′36″N65°42′58″W / 47.79333°N 65.71611°W /47.79333; -65.71611 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Gloucester |
| Parish | Beresford |
| 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 (French pronunciation:[pətiʁɔʃe]) is a former village which was dissolved in 2023 when it was amalagated into the new town ofBelle-Baie inGloucester County, New Brunswick. Its name remains For address purposes only. Sits on the western shore of bothChaleur Bay andNepisiguit Bay 20 km northwest ofBathurst. The formerlocal service districts ofPetit-Rocher-Nord (Devereaux) andPetit-Rocher-Sud had bordered the village on the north and south, respectively.
The village was founded in 1797 byAcadian settlers. The name literally means "little rock", and is pronounced by most anglophones in the region asPetty 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 namedLittle Roche from 1850 to 1854, thenMadisco until 1870, and thenPetit Rocher. The hyphenated formPetit-Rocher was adopted in 2009. Some old maps have the namePetite Roche (1812) andSainte Roque or Little Russia (1827).[5]
On January 1, 2023, Petit-Rocher amalgamated withBeresford,Nigadoo,Pointe-Verte and all or part of tenlocal service districts to form the new town ofBelle-Baie.[6][7] The community's name remains only for address purposes.[8]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Petit-Rocher had a population of1,954 living in890 of its963 total private dwellings, a change of3% from its 2016 population of1,897. With a land area of 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi), it had a population density of432.3/km2 (1,119.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 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% | |||||
ThePetit Rocher station is served byThe Ocean train ofVIA Rail. There are three trains per week in each direction. TheFlag stop station is located 1 kilometre west of the village. The old station was demolished in 1990, but replaced in 2010 with a replica of the old station master's residence.
In 2012 and 2013, Petit-Rocher was host to theCCBHA's annual ball hockey tournament with a team from nearbyDundee taking home theAllen, Paquet & Arseneau cup as champions for both tournaments.[12]
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