Beaubassin in Nova Scotia (c. 1671 – 1750)
45°50′56.86″N 64°15′39.31″W / 45.8491278°N 64.2609194°WBeaubassin was an important Acadian village and trading centre on the Isthmus of Chignecto in what is now Nova Scotia, Canada. The area was a significant place in the geopolitical struggle between the British and French empires. It was established in the 1670s on an upland close to an extensive area of saltwater marsh. Settlers reclaimed the land to engage in cattle ranching and trade.