Saint-Hilaire is a geographic parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is part of the incorporated rural community of Haut-Madawaska, which is a member of the Northwest Regional Service Commission (NWRSC).

Origin of name

The parish takes its name from the local Roman Catholic church.

History

Saint-Hilaire was erected as Saint Hilaire in 1877 from Madawaska and Saint-François Parishes. In 1930 Baker Brook Parish was erected from the western part of Saint-Hilaire. In 1946 Saint-Hilaire was affected by the major reorganisation of Madawaska County parish boundaries. In 1973 the hyphen was finally added to the legal name.

Boundaries

Saint-Hilaire Parish is bounded:

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish;

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly in the parish:

Islands

Islands in the parish:

Demographics

Parish population total does not include former incorporated village of St. Hilaire

Population

Language

Well-known residents