Grand Falls, New Brunswick
Grand Falls (French: Grand-Sault) is a town in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada, on the Saint John River. Its name comes from a waterfall created by a series of rock ledges over which the river drops 23 metres (75 ft).
Grand Falls
Grand-Sault | |
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Town | |
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| Motto: Cor Unum (Latin: "For One Heart") | |
Grand Falls | |
| Coordinates: 47°02′04″N 67°44′22″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Victoria County |
| Parishes | Grand Falls Parish |
| Settled | 1791 |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1890 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Bertrand Beaulieu |
| • MP | Richard Bragdon (Con..) |
| • MLA | Chuck Chiasson (Lib.) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 5,220 |
| • Density | 289.3/km2 (749/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) | 2.0% |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (Atlantic (AST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal code | E3Z |
| Area code | 506 |
| Telephone Exchange | 426, 473, 475, 477, 479, 481, 582 |
| NTS Map | 21O4 Grand Falls-Grand Sault |
| GNBC Code | DAICU |
| Website | www |
On 1 January 2023, Grand Falls expanded to include Drummond, the rural community of Saint-André, the local service district of the parish of Grand Falls, and part of the LSD of the parish of Drummond. Revised census figures have not been released.
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