Robertville, New Brunswick

Robertville is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1]

Robertville
Unincorporated community
Robertville
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47.697778°N 65.765833°W / 47.697778; -65.765833
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyGloucester
ParishBeresford
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Acadie—Bathurst
ProvincialRestigouche-Chaleur
Government
 • TypeLocal service district
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E8K
Area code(s)506
Highways Route 322

Situated northwest of the outskirts of Bathurst, it is mostly surrounded by forest. Among other communities in the surroundings are Beresford, Petit Rocher, Nigadoo, North Tetagouche, South Tetagouche, Pointe Verte, and Rough Waters.

Education

The elementary school of Robertville is École La Croisée de Robertville ("La Croisée" is French for "The Crossing", referring to the four corners intersection where the school is situated and was named by a student (Jason Mansour) after he won a contest to find the school a name).
French speaking people from Robertville (and the surroundings) generally go to École Secondaire Népisiguit (ESN - The French Highschool) in the City of Bathurst, and the few English people from Robertville (and the surroundings, predominantly in Bathurst) go to Bathurst High School (BHS).

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

Established in 1884 by a Roman Catholic priest by the name of François-Antoine Robert, its residents are predominantly francophone.

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

See also

References
  1. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Robertville



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