Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick
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This article is about the community. For the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision, see Saint-Louis Parish, New Brunswick.
Saint-Louis-de-Kent[lower-alpha 1] is a former village in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Beaurivage.
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Saint-Louis-de-Kent
Saint-Louis de Kent | |
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Motto: Le berceau du drapeau acadien | |
Coordinates: 46.738°N 64.974°W / 46.738; -64.974 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | New Brunswick |
County | Kent County |
Town | Beaurivage |
Founded | 1797 |
Village | November 9, 1966 |
Area | |
• Land | 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 981 |
• Density | 494.6/km2 (1,281/sq mi) |
• Change (2016–21) | 14.6% |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
Area code | 506 |
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Often shortened to simply Saint-Louis, the village is situated on the Kouchibouguacis River at the main entrance to Kouchibouguac National Park. It is considered as the birthplace of the Acadian Flag. A local park, parc des forgeron, celebrates the birth of this flag in 1884.