Shippagan | |
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Shippagan Marina | |
Information | |
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Region | Acadian Peninsula |
Area | 9,94 km² |
Population | 2 603 hab. (2011) |
Density | 261,87 inhab./km² |
Telephone prefix | 1-506 |
Location | |
![]() 47 ° 44 ′ 38 ″ N 64 ° 43 ′ 4 ″ W | |
Official site | |
Shippagan is a city Acadian from New Brunswick to Canada. It is the commercial fishing capital of New Brunswick.
Understand
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Port_de_Shippagan.jpg/220px-Port_de_Shippagan.jpg)
The port of Shippagan
Shippagan is a port town located in the Acadian Peninsula in Glouchester County in North East New Brunswick.
To go
Circulate
To speak
The main language in Shippagan is French. Indeed, according to the Official Languages Act from New Brunswick, the city is officially French-speaking since less than 20% of the population speaks there English.
To see
New Brunswick Aquarium and Marine Center
- 1 New Brunswick Aquarium and Marine Center – Largest aquarium in Atlantic provinces.
- St John United Church Boulevard J.D. Gauthier – Neo-Gothic style wooden church built in 1903 representing a typical example of Anglican churches of the time.
Do
To buy
Eat
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Communicate
The local francophone daily is New Acadia published at Caraquet while the daily English-speaker is the Telegraph-Journal published at Saint Jean.