Saint-Jacques is a geographic parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. The parish consists of two discontiguous portions separated by Saint-Joseph Parish. For governance purposes the southwestern portion is divided between the city of Edmundston, which includes the tier of grants on either side of the Madawaska River, and the Northwest rural district; the northeastern portion is part of the rural district. Both city and rural district are members of the Northwest Regional Service Commission. Before the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between Edmundston and the local service district of the parish of Saint-Jacques, part of which was annexed by Edmundston in the reform.

Origin of name

The parish is named for the local Roman Catholic church.

History

Saint-Jacques was erected in 1877 from Madawaska Parish; the name was spelt without a hyphen. In 1930 part of Saint-Jacques was included in the newly erected Saint-Joseph Parish. In 1941 the boundary was altered. In 1946 Saint-Jacques was affected by the major reorganisation of Madawaska County parish boundaries. In 1973 the hyphen was added to the parish's legal name.

Boundaries

Saint-Jacques Parish comprises two discontiguous portions: the populated southwestern portion and the interior northeastern portion, which lacks provincial roads. The southeastern portion is bounded: The northwestern portion is bounded:

Communities

Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality; italics indicate a name no longer in official use

Bodies of water

Bodies of water at least partly within the parish.

Other notable places

Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly within the parish.

Demographics

Parish population total does not include portion in Edmundston

Population

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