Nicholas-Denys

47°41′53″N 65°53′08″W / 47.698055°N 65.88555°W / 47.698055; -65.88555Country CanadaProvince New BrunswickCountyGloucesterParishBeresfordElectoral Districts   
Federal
Acadie—BathurstProvincialRestigouche-ChaleurGovernment • TypeLocal service districtTime zoneUTC-4 (AST) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)Postal code(s)Area code506HighwaysNone

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

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

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

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