Grande-Digue, New Brunswick
Encyclopedia
Grande-Digue is a Canadian
community in Kent County
, New Brunswick
.
Located in Dundas Parish, Grande-Digue is bordered by Shediac Bay and Cocagne Bay, as well as the Northumberland Strait
.
The community is predominantly Acadian
in culture, and Acadian French
is the most widely-spoken language. However, due to the large number of summer tourists and cottagers, English
is also spoken by virtually the entire population.
Following the expulsion of the Acadians in 1755, many Acadians found refuge in Grande-Digue. They did not receive land grants until 1791. http://www.grande-digue.com/site/en/HistoryGD.htm
École Grande-Digue is the only school located in Grande-Digue. It is a K-8 school and is part of School District 11.
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...
community in Kent County
Kent County, New Brunswick
Kent County is located in east-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county features a unique blend of cultures including Mi'kmaq, Acadian and English Speaking Settlers...
, 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...
.
Located in Dundas Parish, Grande-Digue is bordered by Shediac Bay and Cocagne Bay, as well as the Northumberland Strait
Northumberland Strait
The Northumberland Strait is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern Canada...
.
The community is predominantly Acadian
Acadian
The Acadians are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia . Acadia was a colony of New France...
in culture, and Acadian French
Acadian French
Acadian French , is a regionalized dialect of Canadian French. It is spoken by the francophone population of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by small minorities in areas in the Gaspé region of eastern Quebec, by small groups of francophones in Prince Edward Island, in several tiny pockets...
is the most widely-spoken language. However, due to the large number of summer tourists and cottagers, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
is also spoken by virtually the entire population.
Following the expulsion of the Acadians in 1755, many Acadians found refuge in Grande-Digue. They did not receive land grants until 1791. http://www.grande-digue.com/site/en/HistoryGD.htm
École Grande-Digue is the only school located in Grande-Digue. It is a K-8 school and is part of School District 11.