Petit-Rocher | |
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Motto: Ascencio Populi | |
Coordinates: 47°47′36″N 65°42′58″W / 47.79333°N 65.71611°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Gloucester |
Parish | Beresford |
Town | Belle-Baie |
Founded | 1797 |
Village | 1966 |
Dissolved | 2023 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,954 |
• Density | 432.2/km2 (1,119/sq mi) |
• Change (2016–21) | 0.1% |
• Dwellings | 963 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code | |
Area code | 506 |
Highways | Route 11 Route 134 Route 315 |
Petit-Rocher Lighthouse | |
Constructed | 1929 |
Construction | metal |
Height | 7 m (23 ft) |
Shape | square prism skeletal tower[2][3][4] |
Markings | grey metallic tower |
Power source | solar power |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
Focal height | 7.6 m (25 ft) |
Range | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) |
Characteristic | L Fl W 6s |
Original light | |
Constructed | 1879 |
Construction | lumber |
Height | 9.5 m (31 ft) |
Shape | truncated square pyramid |
Markings | white |
Deactivated | 1929 |
Focal height | 10.6 m (35 ft) |
Petit-Rocher is a former village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Belle-Baie. Sitting on the western shore of both Chaleur Bay and Nepisiguit Bay 20 km northwest of Bathurst.
The former local service districts of Petit-Rocher-Nord (Devereaux) and Petit-Rocher-Sud bordered the village on the north and south, respectively.