Nicholas-Denys

Nicholas Denys is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.^[1]

Nicholas Denys
Unincorporated community
Nicholas Denys Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47.698055°N 65.88555°W / 47.698055; -65.88555
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Gloucester
Parish	Beresford
Electoral Districts    Federal	Acadie—Bathurst
Provincial	Restigouche-Chaleur
Government
• Type	Local service district
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)	E8K
Area code	506
Highways	None

Commemorates the career of Nicolas Denys (1598-1688), one of the leading figures in seventeenth-century Acadia. In 1654 he was appointed governor of the "coasts and islands of the Gulf of St. Laurence from Canso to Gaspe". Died probably at Nepisiguit, in 1688. Post office from 1940 to 1970.^[2]

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Gloucester County, New Brunswick

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick