Cocagne (English: /koʊˈkæn/)[5] is a Canadian rural community in Kent County, New Brunswick.
Cocagne | |
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![]() ![]() Cocagne Location of Cocagne in New Brunswick | |
Coordinates: 46°20′26″N 64°37′12″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Kent County |
Settled | 1767 |
Government | |
• MP | Dominic LeBlanc (L) |
• Provincial Representative | Benoît Bourque (L) |
Area | |
• Land | 66.43 km2 (25.65 sq mi) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 2,649 |
• Density | 66.78/km2 (173.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic (AST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Cocagne Range Front Lighthouse ![]() ![]() | |
Constructed | 1907 ![]() |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | wooden tower |
Height | 7 m (23 ft) ![]() |
Shape | square truncated tower with balcony and lantern[2] |
Markings | white tower, red lantern |
Power source | solar power ![]() |
Operator | private[3][4] |
Focal height | 8 m (26 ft) ![]() |
Range | 13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | F Y ![]() |
It was named after Cockaigne, a mythical paradise in medieval French literature.[6] It is located at the mouth of the Cocagne River on the Northumberland Strait.
William Francis Ganong identified the Mi'kmaq name as Wijulmacadie, referring to a plant found along the river. In 1866 Cocagne was a farming community with about 65 families: in 1871 the community and surrounding district had a population of 900: in 1898 Cocagne was a sub-port of entry with a population of 250. A post office branch has been located here since 1837.[7]
The community is located around the mouth of the Cocagne River in Cocagne Bay at the crossroads of Route 535 and Route 134. Cocagne is also located on the northern terminus of Route 530
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cocagne had a population of 2,757 living in 1,214 of its 1,430 total private dwellings, a change of 4.1% from its 2016 population of 2,649. With a land area of 69.23 km2 (26.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 39.8/km2 (103.1/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
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