Beaubassin East is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 Rural Community

Rural community

A rural community is a type of municipality in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.There are five rural communities: Beaubassin East, Saint-André, Upper Miramichi, Campobello Island and Kedgwick.....

 in Westmorland County

Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Westmorland County is located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the fast-growing commercial centre of Moncton as well as its northern and eastern suburbs...

, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

. The French form of the name is Beaubassin-est.

The RC was incorporated 08 May 1995 from the Local Service Districts

Local service district

A local service district is a unit of rural municipal government in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador which cover areas outside incorporated cities, towns and villages for provision of municipal services such as fire protection, garbage disposal and sewage.- New...

 of Boudreau West, Grand Barachois, Haute-Aboujagane, and Saint-André & LeBlanc Office, and portions of the parishes of Botsford, Sackville, and Shediac. It completely surrounds the Village of Cap-Pelé

Cap-Pele, New Brunswick

Cap-Pelé is a Canadian village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.The community's population meets the requirements for "town" status under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick, however there has been no move to change municipal status.-Geography:It is located on the...

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Beaubassin East is divided into six wards, numbered counterclockwise from its eastern boundary.

1. Ward 1 includes Bas-Cap-Pelé, Petit-Cap, Portage, and Shemogue
2. Ward 2 includes Saint-André-LeBlanc
3. Ward 3 includes Grand-Barachois
4. Ward 4 includes Boudreau-Ouest
5. Ward 5 includes Haute-Aboujagane
6. Ward 6 includes Cormier-Village

Statistical data, according to the Canada 2001 Census

Canada 2001 Census

The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...

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• Population: 6,246
• % Change (1996-2001): 2.8
• Dwellings: 2,958
• Area (km².): 291.04
• Density (persons per km².): 21.5

	North: Cap-Pele Cap-Pele, New Brunswick Cap-Pelé is a Canadian village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.The community's population meets the requirements for "town" status under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick, however there has been no move to change municipal status.-Geography:It is located on the...
West: Shediac Shediac, New Brunswick Shediac is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.Situated on Shediac Bay, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait, the town calls itself the "Lobster Capital of the World" and hosts an annual festival every July which promotes its ties to lobster fishing; the largest lobster... , Shediac Parish	Beaubassin East	East: Botsford
	South: Sackville Parish