Paquetville is a geographic parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes, is its divided between the towns of Hautes-Terres and Rivière-du-Nord, the regional municipality of Tracadie, and the Chaleur rural district. The municipalities are members of the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission, while the rural district is a member of the Chaleur RSC.

Origin of name

The parish may have been named in honour of Joseph-Marie Paquet, a priest influential in New Brunswick church politics and parish priest at Caraquet for two decades before his death in 1869.

History

Paquetville was erected in 1897 from Caraquet Parish. In 1903 the spelling was changed to Pacquetville then changed back in 1941.

Boundaries

Paquetville Parish is bounded:

Former Governance

Prior to the 2023 governance reform, there were two villages – Bertrand and Paquetville – and three local service districts at least party within the parish, the LSDs of the Paroisse Notre-Dame-des-Érables, the parish of Paquetville, and the parish of Saint-Isidore. The three local service districts provided basic LSD services along with street lighting and community & recreation services. The Regional Municipality of Tracadie includes the southeastern corner of the parish along the Pokemouche River, an area about 2.1 kilometres long. Route 355 runs briefly along the parish line but otherwise there's no provincial highway access to the area. The village of Bertrand occupied the northeastern corner of the parish, including the community of Haut-Bertrand; it is now part of Rivière-du-Nord. The village of Paquetville contained a nearly square area along Route 135 where it's met by Rue des Fondateurs and Route 340; it is now part of Hautes-Terres. The Paroisse Notre-Dame-des-Érables was an LSD in the northwestern corner of the parish, based on four tiers of grants along Route 340 and the Val-Doucet Road. The eastern boundary along the Route 340 tiers was about 1 kilometres west of Chemin du Portage, and along the Val-Doucet tiers about 700 metres east of the main part of Ruisseau de la Truite Road. The main community was Notre-Dame-des-Érables, with the LSD extending north along Route 340 into Bathurst Parish to include the community of Rocheville. It was established in 1986. Most is now part of Hautes-Terres, with a small part in the Chaleur rural district. The local service district of the parish of Saint-Isidore included an area along the southern bank of Trout Brook and the Pokemouche River, running from the Tracadie boundary to a point about 2 kilometres west of Route 135. This area was part of the Bois-Blanc - Hacheyville - Duguayville service area. This LSD was extended into Paquetville Parish in 1994. Now part of Hautes-Terres. The local service district of the parish of Paquetville included the remainder of the parish, two areas separated by the Paroisse Notre-Dame-des-Érables. The isolated southwestern corner of the parish had no provincial highway access; the main portion contained the communities of Burnsville, Haut-Paquetville, Petit-Paquetville, Saint-Amateur, Trudel, and Val-Doucet; Rang-Saint-Georges was on the southern edge of the village of Paquetville. It was established in 1969 to provide fire protection. Most is now part of Hautes-Terres, with two small areas belonging to the rural district. Sainte-Rose was an LSD in the southeasern corner of the parish. Sainte-Rose was established in 1988 and in 2014 was annexed to help form the regional municipality of Grand Tracadie-Sheila.

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly within the parish. italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Conservation areas

Parks, historic sites, and related entities at least partly within the parish.

Demographics

Parish population total does not include incorporated municipalities and regional municipality

Population

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