Petit-Rocher (2011 population: 1,908) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. Located on Chaleur Bay 20 km northwest of Bathurst, Petit-Rocher's residents are 92% Francophone. Its current population meets the requirements for "town" status under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick, however the community has not requested a change in municipal status.
Petit-Rocher | |
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Village | |
Motto(s): Ascencio Populi | |
Petit-Rocher Location within New Brunswick. | |
Coordinates: 47°47′36″N 65°42′58″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Gloucester |
Parish | Beresford |
Village | 1966 |
Founded | 1797 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luc Desjardins |
Area | |
• Total | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,908 |
• Density | 425.2/km2 (1,101/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 2.1% |
• Dwellings | 938 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code(s) | E8J |
Area code(s) | 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) |
The village was founded in 1797 by Acadian settlers. The name literally means 'little rock', and is pronounced by most anglophones in the region as Petty Roche. 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 named Little Roche from 1850 to 1854, then Madisco until 1870, and then Petit Rocher. The hyphenated form Petit-Rocher was adopted in 2009. Some old maps have the name Petite Roche (1812) and Sainte Roque or Little Russia (1827).[5]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Petit-Rocher had a population of 1,954 living in 890 of its 963 total private dwellings, a change of 3% from its 2016 population of 1,897. With a land area of 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi), it had a population density of 432.3/km2 (1,119.7/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
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) |
Total private dwellings | 890 | 938 |
Median household income | $55,666 |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
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% |
In 2012 and 2013, Petit-Rocher was host to the CCBHA's annual ball hockey tournament with a team from nearby Dundee taking home the Allen, Paquet & Arseneau cup as champions for both tournaments.[11]
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