Bay L'Argent (/beɪˈlɑːrdʒɛnt/ bay-LAR-jent)[2] is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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![]() ![]() Bay L'Argent Location of Bay L'Argent in Newfoundland | |
Coordinates: 47°32′45″N 54°52′58″W | |
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• Mayor | Rhonda Baker |
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• Land | 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
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• Total | 234 |
• Density | 29.5/km2 (76/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
Area code | 709 |
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The ferry MV Northern Seal has a port in Bay L'Argent servicing the isolated outport of Rencontre East with another port in Pool's Cove, on the Connaigre Peninsula.[3][4]
In 2009, the Bay L'Argent town council made Newfoundland and Labrador history by electing the first ever all-female council.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bay L'Argent had a population of 234 living in 115 of its 134 total private dwellings, a change of -2.9% from its 2016 population of 241. With a land area of 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 62.6/km2 (162.0/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
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