Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick
Place in New Brunswick, Canada
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Bas-Caraquet (/ˌbɑːkərəˈkɛt/ BAH-kə-rə-KET)[2] is a former village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Caraquet.
Bas-Caraquet | |
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 Aerial view of Bas-Caraquet | |
  Bas-Caraquet Location within New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′N 64°50′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Gloucester County |
| Parish | Caraquet |
| Town | Caraquet |
| Founded | 1735 |
| Incorporated | 9 November 1966 |
| Amalgamated | 1 January 2023 |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.93 km2 (11.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,311 |
| • Density | 42.4/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  0.5% |
| • Dwellings | 687 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 506 |
| Highways | None |
| Website | www |
History
Geography
Situated on the Acadian Peninsula on the shore of Chaleur Bay, its name translates into "Lower Caraquet". It is located at the eastern entrance to Caraquet Harbour, adjacent to the town of Caraquet.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bas-Caraquet had a population of 1,311 living in 616 of its 687 total private dwellings, a change of 0.5% from its 2016 population of 1,305. With a land area of 30.93 km2 (11.94 sq mi), it had a population density of 42.4/km2 (109.8/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
Economy
Fishing is the village's principal industry.
