Petit-Rocher | |
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 Petit-Rocher welcome sign, 2016 | |
 Seal | |
| Motto: Ascencio Populi | |
  Petit-Rocher Location within New Brunswick. | |
| 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.
- ^ a b "Census Profile of Petit-Rocher". Statistics Canada. December 6, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Northern New Brunswick". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ Petit Rocher Light Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved 26 March 2017