Baie Verte, Newfoundland and Labrador

Baie Verte
Town
Official seal of Baie Verte
Baie Verte is located in Newfoundland
Baie Verte
Baie Verte
Location of Baie Verte in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 49°54′31″N 56°11′41″W / 49.90861°N 56.19472°W / 49.90861; -56.19472[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated1968
Government
 • MayorShawn Russell
Area
 • Land371.09 km2 (143.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,311
 • Density3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:30 (NST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-02:30 (NDT)
Area code709
Highways Route 410
Route 412

Baie Verte (2021 Population 1,311[3]) is a town located on the north coast of the island portion of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador on the Baie Verte Peninsula.

The French named the area for its greenness, "green bay."

  1. ^ "Baie Verte". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Baie Verte, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).