Saint-Charles is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes most of the parish is part of the town of Beaurivage, with a small area on the south part of the village of Five Rivers, both of which members of the Kent Regional Service Commission. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the local service districts of Aldouane and the parish of Saint-Charles.

Origin of name

The parish may take its name from the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical parish of Saint-Charles-Borromée.

History

Saint-Charles was erected in 1909 from parts of Richibucto and Saint-Louis Parishes. The new parish included settlements along the Saint-Charles River, which formed the boundary between Richibucto and Saint-Louis.

Boundaries

Saint-Charles Parish is bounded:

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly in the parish:

Conservation areas

Parks, historic sites, and related entities in the parish.

Demographics

Population

Population trend

Language

Mother tongue (2016)