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Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël

Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël
	; Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël Location within New Brunswick.
	Coordinates: 47°47′N 64°34′W / 47.783°N 64.567°W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Gloucester
Parish	Shippagan
Town	Île-de-Lamèque
Incorporated	May 12, 1986
Area
• Land	15.84 km2 (6.12 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	820
• Density	51.8/km2 (134/sq mi)
• Change (2016–21)	6.7%
• Dwellings	433
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)	E8T
Area code	506
Highways	Route 305
Website	www.ste-marie-st-raphael.ca

Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi sɛ̃ ʁafaɛl]; unofficially Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël) 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 Île-de-Lamèque.

Located on Lamèque Island, the village was formed by the incorporation of most of the local service district (LSD) of St. Raphael sur-Mer and a small part of the neighbouring LSD of Haut-Lamèque.^[2] Contrary to frequent citation, it was not formed by an amalgamation involving a village named Sainte-Marie.

History

In May 1971, an anxious Acadian fishing population demanded a public hearing into the safety of the Marc Guylaine, and 400 people met at the Saint-Raphaël community centre where an "action group" was commissioned to study the issue. Ultimately the last of the "cursed" sister ships was found to be unseaworthy.^[3]

On 1 January 2023, Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël amalgamated with the town of Lamèque and all or part of ten local service districts to form the new town of Île-de-Lamèque.^[4]^[5] The community's name remains in official use.^[6]

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël, New Brunswick^[7]
Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,201	—
1996	1,185	−1.3%
2001	1,135	−4.2%
2006	993	−12.5%
2011	955	−3.8%
2016	879	−8.0%
2021	820	−6.7%
Source: ^[1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël had a population of 820 living in 395 of its 433 total private dwellings, a change of -6.7% from its 2016 population of 879. With a land area of 15.84 km² (6.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 51.8/km² (134.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Canada census – Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël community profile

	2021	2011
Population	820 (-6.7% from 2016)	955 (-3.8% from 2006)
Land area	15.84 km² (6.12 sq mi)	15.61 km² (6.03 sq mi)
Population density	51.8/km² (134/sq mi)	61.2/km² (159/sq mi)
Median age	56.8 (M: 56, F: 58.4)	48.5 (M: 48.2, F: 49.0)
Private dwellings	395 (total)	443 (total)
Median household income		$41,422

References: 2021^[8] 2011^[9]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël, New Brunswick^[7]
Census	Total	French			English			French & English			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
2011	960	940	3.1%	97.92%	15	25.0%	1.56%	5	n/a%	0.52%	0	0.0%	0.00%
2006	990	970	13.8%	97.98%	20	100.0%	2.02%	0	0.0%	0.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%
2001	1,135	1,125	4.3%	99.12%	10	0.0%	0.88%	0	100.0%	0.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%
1996	1,195	1,175	n/a	98.33%	10	n/a	0.84%	10	n/a	0.84%	0	n/a	0.00%

Notable people

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Census Profile of Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ Municipalities Order - Municipalities Act.
^ Davis, Nanciellen. Ethnicity and Ethnic Group Persistence in an Acadian Village in Maritime Canada (New York, 1985), pp. 194-202
^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ "RSC 4 Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-05.