Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick

Bas-Caraquet
Aerial view of Bas-Caraquet
Aerial view of Bas-Caraquet
Bas-Caraquet is located in New Brunswick
Bas-Caraquet

Bas-Caraquet
Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 47°48′N 64°50′W / 47.800°N 64.833°W / 47.800; -64.833
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyGloucester County
ParishCaraquet
TownCaraquet
Founded1735
Incorporated9 November 1966
Amalgamated1 January 2023
Area
 • Total30.93 km2 (11.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,311
 • Density42.4/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Change
2016-2021
Increase 0.5%
 • Dwellings
687
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
Area code506
HighwaysNone
Websitewww.bascaraquet.com

Bas-Caraquet (/ˌbɑːkərəˈkɛt/ BAH-kə-rə-KET)[2] is a former village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Caraquet.

  1. ^ "Census Profile of Bas-Caraquet". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press