Cap-Pelé
Motto: 
« Au coeur de l’Acadie »
Cap-Pelé is located in New Brunswick
Cap-Pelé
Cap-Pelé
Coordinates: 46°13′54″N 64°16′04″W / 46.23176°N 64.26775°W / 46.23176; -64.26775
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyWestmorland County
TownCap-Acadie
Incorporated1969
Area
[1]
 • Total22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,441
 • Density106.3/km2 (275/sq mi)
 • Change
2016-2021
Increase 0.7%
Time zoneUTC-4 (Atlantic (AST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code
E4N
Area code506
Websitewww.cap-pele.com

Cap-Pelé ([kap pəle]) is a former village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Cap-Acadie.

The community centres on the intersection of Route 945 and Route 133 but extends to Route 950.

Its sister city is Broussard, Louisiana, United States.[2]

Geography

It is located on the Northumberland Strait approximately 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Moncton. Approximately 88% of its residents are Francophone.

History

House in Cap-Pelé

The village was founded by Acadians in 1780 and incorporated as a municipality in 1969. Fishing is the dominant industry, and the town is home to several smoked herring processing plants known locally as boucannières. As many as 30 smokehouses are found in Cap-Pelé and its surrounding areas. Work in the smokehouses tends to be seasonal, and during the summertime certain smokehouses offer guided tours.

The post office's name was changed from Cape Bald to Cap-Pelé by petition of local residents in 1949. The name was approved on March 2, 1950.[3]

On 1 January 2023, Cap-Pelé amalgamated with the incorporated rural community of Beaubassin Eastto form the new town of Cap-Acadie.[4] The community's name remains in official use.[5]

Aboiteau Beach

Cap-Pelé is home to the well known Aboiteau Beach that stretches out for approximately 2.5 kilometres (1½ miles), located inside Aboiteau Park. The beachside complex offers many services including a licensed restaurant with seafood and bar service, a gift shop and a patio overlooking the strait.

Demographics

Historical Census Data
Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick
YearPop.±%
2006 2,279—    
2011 2,256−1.0%
2016 2,425+7.5%
2021 2,441+0.7%
Source: [6][7][8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cap-Pelé had a population of 2,441 living in 1,011 of its 1,144 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 2,425. With a land area of 22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 106.3/km2 (275.4/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Census Profile of Cap-Pelé". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sister City of Broussard, LA - Village of Cap-Pelé".
  3. ↑ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 72. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
  4. ↑ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada. (2011) Cap-Pele Community Profile
  7. 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2016 Census Cap-Pelé, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.


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