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Official name | Shippagan |
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Native name | |
Settlement type | Town |
Dot x | |dot_y = |
Pushpin map | New Brunswick |
Pushpin label position | |
Coordinates region | CA-NB |
Subdivision type | Country |
Subdivision name | Canada |
Subdivision type1 | Provinces of Canada |
Subdivision name1 | New Brunswick |
Subdivision type2 | County |
Subdivision name2 | Gloucester County |
Government type | Town Council |
Leader title | Mayor |
Leader name | Jonathan Roch Noël |
Established title | Founded |
Established date | 1790 |
Established title3 | |
Unit pref | |
Area total km2 | 9.94 |
Population as of | 2006 |
Population total | 2,754 |
Population density km2 | 277.1 |
Timezone | AST |
Utc offset | -4 |
Timezone dst | ADT |
Utc offset dst | -3 |
Elevation footnotes | |
Postal code type | Canadian Postal code |
Postal code | E8S |
Area code | 506 |
Blank name | Telephone Exchange |
Blank info | 218 336 337 340 601 |
Blank2 name | NTS Map |
Blank3 name | GNBC Code |
Website | http://www.shippagan.ca |
Shippagan (2006 population: 2,754) is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.
Located in the northeastern part of the Acadian Peninsula, a combination bridge-causeway connects the town with Lamèque Island to the northeast. Approximately 99% of the town's residents are Francophone.
The town was founded by the Duguay family, from Paspébiac, Quebec, in 1790. Acadian settlers later joined them. Its location was an ideal spot for exporting timber from further inland, as well as fishing. There are also numerous peat bogs in the area.
Shippagan is home to campuses of the Université de Moncton and New Brunswick Community College.
Category:Communities in Gloucester County, New Brunswick Category:Towns in New Brunswick Category:Populated coastal places in Canada
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