Beresford Parish, New Brunswick
Beresford is a geographic parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Beresford | |
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Parish | |
Location within Gloucester County, New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 47.715°N 65.8875°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Gloucester |
| Erected | 1814 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 455.61 km2 (175.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 6,226 |
| • Density | 13.7/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 | 0.4% |
| • Dwellings | 2,785 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Figures do not include portions within the town of Beresford and the villages of Belledune, Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher, and Pointe-Verte | |
For governance purposes it divided between the town of Belle-Baie, the village of Belledune, and the Chaleur rural district, all of which are members of the Chaleur Regional Service Commission.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between five municipalities and eight local service districts: the town of Beresford, New Brunswick; the villages of Belledune, Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher, and Pointe-Verte; and the LSDs of Dunlop, Laplante, Madran, Petit-Rocher-Nord (Devereaux), Petit-Rocher-Sud, Robertville, Tremblay, and the parish of Beresford, which in turn had seven named areas (often incorrectly called LSDs) receiving special services when they were created: Alcida and Dauversière; Nicholas-Denys, Free Grant and Sainte-Rosette; Petit Rocher West; Saint-Laurent Nord; Sainte-Louise; Sainte-Thérèse Sud; and Sormany. In the 2023 reform, Belledune was unaffected, while all the other municipalities were amalgamated to form Belle-Baie, which annexed all populated parts of the LSDs; the Crown land in the rear of the parish became part of the rural district. All community names remain in official use.