Saint-Marie (originally Saint Mary), is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes, most of the parish belongs to the town of Champdoré, with small areas along its eastern and northern boundaries belonging to the town of Grand-Bouctouche and the village of Five Rivers, respectively; all are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the village of Saint-Antoine and the local service districts of Grand Saint-Antoine and the parish of Saint Mary.

Origin of name

The parish's name may have come from a church.

History

Sainte-Marie was erected as Saint Mary in 1867 from Wellington Parish. In 1871 the Renauds Mills area of Sainte-Marie was returned to Wellington. In 1883 Sainte-Marie annexed part of Harcourt Parish east of the railway. In 1888 Saint-Paul Parish was erected from all of the parish west of McLaughlin Road. In 1973 the parish's name was legally changed to Sainte-Marie.

Boundaries

Sainte-Marie Parish 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 in the parish:

Demographics

Parish population total does not include the village of Saint-Antoine

Population

Population trend

Language

Mother tongue (2016)