Belledune
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| Location in New Brunswick | |||
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| Province : | New Brunswick | ||
| County: | Gloucester County | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 53 ′ N , 65 ° 49 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 8.2 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1548 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 188.8 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Atlantic Time ( UTC − 4 ) | ||
| Postal code : | E8G 2X9 | ||
| Area code : | +1 506 | ||
Belledune is a village in the Canadian province of New Brunswick . The place has 1548 inhabitants (2011).
geography
Belledune is located in Gloucester County on Chaleur Bay . Dalhousie is around 40 kilometers to the northwest . Bathurst in the southeast is approximately 30 kilometers away.
history
In 1799 , Francis (Jacques) Guitard, originally from France , settled in the area. Other French immigrants followed and named the place in 1824 because of the scenic beauty of the beaches Belledune , which means "beautiful sand dunes". After a devastating wildfire in the regions further south around Chatham , many Irish and Scottish settlers moved from the affected areas to Belledune. The main livelihoods of the inhabitants in the mid- 19th century were the fishing, agriculture and timber industries. In 1966 a zinc smelter went into operation. New Brunswick Province's state-owned utility , NB Power , commissioned a coal-fired power plant, Belledune Generating Station, in 1993 . The power station was operated at times with local coal from Minto . Since Belledune also has a port, cheaper coal is increasingly being imported from the USA or South America .
