Saint-François-de-Madawaska (2006 pop.: 585) is a Canadian

Canada

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 village in Madawaska County

Madawaska County, New Brunswick

Madawaska County , also known as the "New Brunswick Panhandle", is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Over 90% of the county's population speaks French...

, 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...

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The village is known as the province's "Chicken Capital", referring to its role in the poultry industry. Former and merged names for the community include Webster's Creek and Winding Ledges.

Nearby attractions include Glazier Lake and the Forges Jos B. Michaud, a blacksmith museum.

The largest employers of the village include a poultry slaughtering factory and processing plant owned by Maple Lodge, two chicken-raising companies owned by Jean-Paul Ouellette and Westco.

Demographics

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	585	2.3%
2001	572	9.4%
1996	631	4.5%
1991	661	N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	550	94.02%
English only	25	4.27%
Both English and French	10	1.71%
Other languages	0	0.00%