Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick

This article is about the community. For the geographic parish, local service district, and census subdivision it is within, see Sainte-Marie Parish, New Brunswick.

Sainte-Marie-de-Kent (most often referred to as Sainte-Marie) is an unincorporated Canadian village located at the intersection of Route 515 and Route 525 in Kent County, New Brunswick. It is in the parish of Saint Mary.

Sainte-Marie-de-Kent
Village
Sainte-Marie-de-Kent Location within New Brunswick
Coordinates: 46.4163°N 64.8277°W / 46.4163; -64.8277
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kent County
Parish	Sainte-Marie Parish, New Brunswick
Highest elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code	E4S
Area code	506
Highway	Route 515
Waterway	Bouctouche River

The village is located 45 km north of Moncton and its residents are largely Acadians, most of whom speak French in its local variant Chiac.

Sainte-Marie-de-Kent is the site of the Kent County Agricultural Fair, one of New Brunswick's oldest and largest agricultural fairs, a five-day event which has been held annually since 1956, during the final full week of August.

History

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

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Kent County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References