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Petite Forte | |
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  Petite Forte | |
| Coordinates: 47°24′00″N 54°40′00″W / 47.40000°N 54.66667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 26 |
| Highways |  Route 215 Ferry to South East Bight |
Petite Forte (French: Petit Forte) is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on Placentia Bay and is connected by road via Route 215 (Petite Forte Road). Petite Forte is located on the Burin Peninsula which is on the southeast coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It fought attempts by the government in the 1960s to resettle.[1] Petite Forte has a population of 69 according to the 2021 census.[2]
The ferry MV Marine Coaster III has a port in Petite Forte and services the isolated outport of South East Bight.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Land & Sea: Reversing population loss in Petite Forte". YouTube.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ^ Gale, Paula (November 25, 2017). "Faces and Places: A peek inside the isolated outport of South East Bight". cbc.ca. CBC News. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "South East Bight – Petite Forte ferry schedule". Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year". CBC. May 15, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.