Petite Forte, Newfoundland and Labrador

Petite Forte (French: Petit Forte) is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on Placentia Bay and is connected by road via Route 215 (Petite Forte Road). Petite Forte is located on the Burin Peninsula which is on the southeast coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It fought attempts by the government in the 1960s to resettle.^[1] Petite Forte has a population of 69 according to the 2021 census.^[2]

Petite Forte
Local service district / designated place
Petite Forte
Coordinates: 47°24′00″N 54°40′00″W
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Population  (2021)
• Total	26
Highways	Route 215 Ferry to South East Bight

The ferry MV Marine Coaster III has a port in Petite Forte and services the isolated outport of South East Bight.^[3][4][5]

Geography

Petite Forte is in Newfoundland within Subdivision C of Division No. 2.^[6]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Petite Forte recorded a population of 57 living in 25 of its 47 total private dwellings, a change of -32.9% from its 2011 population of 85. With a land area of 5.56 km² (2.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.3/km² (26.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[7]

Government

Petite Forte is a local service district (LSD)^[8] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.^[9] The chair of the LSD committee is Kevin Hefferan.^[8]

See also

• List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Newfoundland outport
• South East Bight

References

1. "Land & Sea: Reversing population loss in Petite Forte". YouTube.
2. "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
3. Gale, Paula (November 25, 2017). "Faces and Places: A peek inside the isolated outport of South East Bight". cbc.ca. CBC News. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
4. "South East Bight – Petite Forte ferry schedule". Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
5. "N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year". CBC. May 15, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
6. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
7. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
8. "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
9. "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.