Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick
Pointe-Verte was a village and was dissolved January 1, 2023, when it amalgamated with other municipalities to form the town of Belle-Baie in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.
History
On January 1, 2023, Pointe-Verte amalgamated with Beresford, Nigadoo, Petit-Rocher, and all or part of ten local service districts to form the new town of Belle-Baie. The community's name remains in official use.
Geography
Located on Chaleur Bay 30 km north of Bathurst, the village's main industry is lobster and scallop fishing, as well as forestry.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pointe-Verte had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.