Gloucester County (New Brunswick)

Gloucester County is a county in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The administrative center is the city of Bathurst. The County has 77 792 inhabitants and covers an area of ​​4675.2 km ².

The economy of the County is based primarily on fishing, mining and forestry. Tourism plays an increasingly more important.

The main geographic features are the Chaleur Bay, the St. Lawrence Gulf, the rivers Pokemouche ( Rivière Pokemouche ), Tracadie ( Grande Rivière Tracadie ) and Népisiguit and the islands Pokesudie, Ile de Lamèque and Miscou.

Towns and cities

Gloucester County is composed of 18 districts ( listed in order of population - 2011 Census ).

Parishes

The county is divided into ten parishes ( parishes ) ( listed in order of population - 2011 Census ).

First Nations

There are a First Nations (French: Premieres nations, German: First Nations - all indigenous peoples in Canada) Reserve ( listed in order of population - 2011 Census ).

Gallery

The train station at Bathurst

The bridge Miscou

The Church in Paquetville

Administrative centre Bathurst (New Brunswick) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Caraquet Shippagan Parish (administrative division)
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