{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2025}}<!-- Infobox begins --> {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Grand-Bouctouche | other_name = | native_name = ''Chebooktoosk'' | nickname = Great Little Harbour | settlement_type = Town | motto = | image_skyline = Bouctouche NB.JPG | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = Bouctouche NB logo.png | citylogo_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = New Brunswick | pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> | pushpin_map_caption = Location within New Brunswick | pushpin_mapsize = | coordinates = {{coord|46|28|23|N|64|43|29|W|type:city_region:CA-NB|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = New Brunswick | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Kent County | subdivision_type3 = Parish | subdivision_name3 = Wellington Parish | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Aldéo Saulnier | leader_title1 = Governing Body | leader_name1 = Grand-Bouctouche Town Council | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = June 24, 1785 | established_title2 = Village | established_date2 = 1967 | established_title3 = Town | established_date3 = July 24, 1985 | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion --> | area_land_km2 = 18.33 <!-- See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion --> | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes =<ref name="census2021">{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census: Bouctouche, New Brunswick | date=9 February 2022 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Bouctouche&DGUIDlist=2021A00051308005&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0|publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref><ref name="2016pop">{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census Bouctouche, Town [Census subdivision], New Brunswick and Kent, County [Census division], New Brunswick |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1308005&Geo2=CD&Code2=1308&Data=Count&SearchText=Bouctouche&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1 |website=Statistics Canada | date=8 February 2017 |access-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref> | population_note = | population_total = 2,513 | population_density_km2 = 137.1 |population_blank1_title = Change<br><small>2016-2021</small> |population_blank1 = {{increase}} 6.4% | population_density_blank1_km2 = | timezone = AST | utc_offset = −4 | timezone_DST = ADT | utc_offset_DST = −3 | elevati64on_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> </ref> tags --> | elevation_m = | elevation_min_m = 0 | elevation_max_m = 23 | postal_code_type = Canadian Postal code | postal_code = E4S | area_code = 506 | blank_name = Telephone Exchanges | blank_info = 291 341 743 744 955 | blank1_name = Highway | blank1_info = Route 11 | blank2_name = Waterway | blank2_info = Bouctouche Harbour | blank3_name = NTS Map | blank3_info = 021I07 | blank4_name = GNBC Code | blank4_info = DBBXR | website = {{URL|https://villedebouctouche.ca/en}} | footnotes = }} <!-- Infobox ends -->
'''Grand-Bouctouche''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ʌ|k|t|uː|ʃ}}<ref>{{Citation| author = The Canadian Press| author-link = The Canadian Press| title = The Canadian Press Stylebook| place = Toronto| publisher = The Canadian Press| edition = 18th| year = 2017}};</ref> {{IPA|fr|ɡʁɑ̃ buktuʃ}}) is a town in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
==History== {{See also|History of New Brunswick|List of historic places in Kent County, New Brunswick}} Bouctouche was originally named Tjipogtotjg (pronounced ''Chebooktoosk''), a Mi'kmaq word meaning "Great Little Harbour".<ref>{{Cite book|url = https://archive.org/details/afirstreadingbo00rangoog|title = A First Reading Book in the Micmac Language: Comprising the Micmac Numerals, and the Names of the Different Kinds of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Trees, &c. of the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Also, Some of the Indian Names of Places, and Many Familiar Words and Phrases, Translated Literally Into English|last = Rand|first = Silas Tertius|date = 1875-01-01|publisher = Nova Scotia Printing Company|language = en}}</ref>
The region was next settled by brothers Francois LeBlanc and Charles LeBlanc, and brothers Isidore Bastarache and Joseph Bastarache in 1785 as an Acadian community. "La Croix commémorative aux fondateurs de Bouctouche" was unveiled August 29, 1954, to pay tribute to the founders of the town, who first arrived in 1785. It says "We remember François and Hélène (née Breau) LeBlanc; Charlitte and first wife Marie (née Breau) LeBlanc, and his second wife Madeleine (née Girouard); and Joseph and Marie (née Girouard) Bastarache". The stones at the base of the cross indicate the origins of the settlers who came from France, Grand-Pré, Memramcook and Bouctouche. During the 19th century the area also attracted immigrants from Ireland and Scotland among them the forefathers of one of Bouctouche's best-known sons, K.C. Irving.
Bouctouche was struck by a tornado on August 6, 1879.
On 1 January 2023, Bouctouche was renamed Grand-Bouctouche and annexed the local service district (LSD) of Sainte-Anne-de-Kent and portions of the LSDs of the parish of Richibucto, the parish of Sainte-Marie, and the parish of Wellington.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act |url=https://laws.gnb.ca/en/showfulldoc/cr/2022-50 |website=Government of New Brunswick |access-date=20 January 2023 |date=12 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="GovRefMapRSC6">{{cite web |title=RSC 6 Kent Regional Service Commission |url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/local-governance/maps/RSC6.html |website=Government of New Brunswick |date=31 January 2022 |access-date=20 January 2023}}</ref> The community's name remains in official use.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history |url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2022.05.0267.html |location=Irishtown, New Brunswick |publisher=Government of New Brunswick |date=25 May 2022 |access-date=20 January 2023}}</ref>
Revised census figures have not been released.
==Geography== The town is located at the mouth of the Bouctouche River on the coast of the Northumberland Strait, approximately 40 kilometres northeast of Moncton.
It is the first municipality in New Brunswick to adopt a Green Plan for the working of the municipality in 2006.
=== Climate ===
<div style="width:80%"> {{Weather box |location = Grand-Bouctouche |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan record high C = 13.9 |Feb record high C = 16.0 |Mar record high C = 22.8 |Apr record high C = 24.5 |May record high C = 34.4 |Jun record high C = 34.5 |Jul record high C = 35.5 |Aug record high C = 36.0 |Sep record high C = 32.5 |Oct record high C = 27.2 |Nov record high C = 22.0 |Dec record high C = 17.8 |year record high C = 36.0 |Jan high C = -4.0 |Feb high C = -2.8 |Mar high C = 1.4 |Apr high C = 7.2 |May high C = 14.9 |Jun high C = 20.5 |Jul high C = 24.4 |Aug high C = 23.6 |Sep high C = 18.8 |Oct high C = 12.4 |Nov high C = 5.5 |Dec high C = -0.9 |year high C = 10.1 |Jan mean C = −9.0 |Feb mean C = −7.7 |Mar mean C = -3.0 |Apr mean C = 3.0 |May mean C = 9.8 |Jun mean C = 15.2 |Jul mean C = 19.2 |Aug mean C = 18.5 |Sep mean C = 13.8 |Oct mean C = 7.9 |Nov mean C = 1.7 |Dec mean C = −5.1 |year mean C = 5.4 |Jan low C = -13.9 |Feb low C = -12.6 |Mar low C = -7.4 |Apr low C = -1.2 |May low C = 4.7 |Jun low C = 9.9 |Jul low C = 13.9 |Aug low C = 13.2 |Sep low C = 8.8 |Oct low C = 3.3 |Nov low C = -2.1 |Dec low C = -9.2 |year low C = 0.6 |Jan record low C = -32.5 |Feb record low C = -30.5 |Mar record low C = -27.5 |Apr record low C = -13.9 |May record low C = -6.7 |Jun record low C = -0.6 |Jul record low C = 2.0 |Aug record low C = 2.5 |Sep record low C = -3.0 |Oct record low C = -7.8 |Nov record low C = -18.5 |Dec record low C = -27.8 |year record low C = -32.5 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 104.2 |Feb precipitation mm = 88.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 93.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 85.7 |May precipitation mm = 100.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 95.3 |Jul precipitation mm = 99.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 85.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 86.3 |Oct precipitation mm = 95.4 |Nov precipitation mm = 102.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 101.1 |year precipitation mm = 1136.6 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 30.6 |Feb rain mm = 25.3 |Mar rain mm = 35.4 |Apr rain mm = 59.2 |May rain mm = 97.5 |Jun rain mm = 95.3 |Jul rain mm = 99.1 |Aug rain mm = 85.2 |Sep rain mm = 86.3 |Oct rain mm = 94.9 |Nov rain mm = 85.1 |Dec rain mm = 44.5 |year rain mm = 838.3 |snow colour = green |Jan snow cm = 73.6 |Feb snow cm = 62.7 |Mar snow cm = 57.6 |Apr snow cm = 26.5 |May snow cm = 3.0 |Jun snow cm = 0.0 |Jul snow cm = 0.0 |Aug snow cm = 0.0 |Sep snow cm = 0.0 |Oct snow cm = 0.5 |Nov snow cm = 17.8 |Dec snow cm = 56.5 |year snow cm = 298.3 |unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm |Jan precipitation days = 15.8 |Feb precipitation days = 13.2 |Mar precipitation days = 14.9 |Apr precipitation days = 15.8 |May precipitation days = 16.1 |Jun precipitation days = 14.1 |Jul precipitation days = 14.2 |Aug precipitation days = 13.0 |Sep precipitation days = 12.8 |Oct precipitation days = 14.4 |Nov precipitation days = 16.6 |Dec precipitation days = 16.5 |year precipitation days = 177.3 |unit rain days = 0.2 mm |Jan rain days = 4.7 |Feb rain days = 4.3 |Mar rain days = 6.6 |Apr rain days = 11.8 |May rain days = 16.0 |Jun rain days = 14.1 |Jul rain days = 14.2 |Aug rain days = 13.0 |Sep rain days = 12.8 |Oct rain days = 14.3 |Nov rain days = 13.5 |Dec rain days = 6.4 |year rain days = 131.5 |unit snow days = 0.2 cm |Jan snow days = 13.1 |Feb snow days = 10.8 |Mar snow days = 10.1 |Apr snow days = 5.6 |May snow days = 0.63 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.28 |Nov snow days = 5.5 |Dec snow days = 12.3 |year snow days = 58.3 |source 1 = Environment Canada<ref name= "climate">{{cite web | publisher = Environment Canada | url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=6126&lang=e&province=NB&provSubmit=go&dCode=0 | title = Bouctouche, New Brunswick | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 | date=31 October 2011 | access-date = March 24, 2015}}</ref> }} </div>
==Demographics== In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grand-Bouctouche had a population of {{val|2513|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|1094|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|1188|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:2513-2361}}|2361|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|2361|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|18.33|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2513|18.33|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000213 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), New Brunswick | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 21, 2022}}</ref> {{col-begin|width=60%}} {{col-2}} '''Population trend''' <ref>Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 2011 2016</ref><ref name="2016pop"/> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Census ! Population ! Change (%) |- | 2021 | 2,513 | {{gain}}6.4% |- | 2016 | 2,361 | {{loss}}2.6% |- | 2011 | 2,423 | {{gain}}1.7% |- | 2006 | 2,383 | {{loss}}1.8% |- | 2001 | 2,426 | {{loss}}1.3% |- | 1996 | 2,459 | {{gain}}3.9% |- | 1991 | 2,364 | {{loss}}2.3% |- | 1986 | 2,420 | {{loss}}2.3% |- | 1981 | 2,476 | N/A |} {{col-2}} '''Religious make-up (2001)''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Religion ! Population ! Pct (%) |- | Catholic | 2,275 | 97.85% |- | Protestant | 15 | 0.64% |- | No religious affiliation | 30 | 1.29% |} {{col-2}} '''Income (2006)''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Income type ! By CAD |- | Per capita income | $16,722 |- | Median Household Income | $38,807 |- | Median Family Income | $44,629 |} {{col-2}} '''Mother Tongue language (2016)''' <ref>[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?B1=All&Code1=1308005&Code2=13&Data=Count&Geo1=CSD&Geo2=PR&Lang=E&SearchPR=01&SearchText=Bouctouche&SearchType=Begins&TABID=1 Statistics Canada]</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Language ! Population ! Pct (%) |- | French | 2,075 | 89.83% |- | English | 185 | 8.01% |- | Multiple responses | 30 | 1.30% |} {{col-end}}
==Tourist attractions== {{Infobox lighthouse | qid = Q106165877 | yearbuilt = 1902 (first) | foundation = concrete base (current) | construction = wooden tower (both) | shape = square truncated tower with balcony and lantern (current)<br />quadrangular tower atop keeper's house (first) | marking = white tower and lantern, red lantern roof (current) | height = {{convert|8|m|ft}} (current)<br />{{convert|10.6|m|ft}} (first) | focalheight = {{convert|11|m|ft}} (current) <br />{{convert|11.5|m|ft}} (first) | range = {{convert|7|nmi}}<ref>{{cite ngall|110|2015}}</ref> | managingagent = private<ref>{{Cite rowlett|nb1|accessdate=2017-03-20}}</ref><ref>[http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1242 Bouctouche Bar, NB] ''Lighthouse Friends''. Retrieved 20 March 2017</ref> }} left|thumb|The boardwalk across the dunes at the Irving Eco-Centre
*'''La Dune de Bouctouche''', known by its first inhabitants as the Great Little Harbour, has hiking and cycling trails that are part of the New Brunswick Trail system. There are 12 kilometres of whispering sands making up the dunes easily viewed from a boardwalk along a conservation area known as the Irving Eco Centre. La Dune de Bouctouche consists of a 9.7 km long ridge of sand formed over centuries by the wind and stormy seas. The dune has almost enclosed the bay area over its full length leaving an opening to the bay at its mouth that is a 1.8 km wide opening and the dune is still expanding today. *'''Le Pays de la Sagouine''', based on Antonine Maillet's award-winning book ''La Sagouine'', is a theme park filled with Acadian entertainment and history. Their activities include dramatic reproductions of Antonine's plays. *'''Irving Eco Centre''' Industrialist Kenneth Colin Irving was born in Bouctouche, many of his businesses, including Kent Homes, maintain operations there, and his descendants have set aside an area of natural resources to be protected.
==Notable people== {{Main|List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick}}
==Sister cities== *St. Martinville, Louisiana, United States *Châtellerault, France
==See also== *List of lighthouses in New Brunswick
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.bouctouche.ca Town of Bouctouche]
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