Allardville, New Brunswick

This article is about the community. For the geographic parish, former local service district, and census subdivision, see Allardville Parish, New Brunswick.

Allardville is a Canadian rural community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. The community is centred on the intersection of Route 134, Route 160 and Route 360 and is part of the local service district of Allardville, which includes several other communities.

Allardville
Allardville Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 47°28′24.93″N 65°29′25.91″W
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Founded	12 september 1932
Founded by	Jean-Joseph-Auguste Allard
Time zone	UTC-4

History

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

Located south of Bathurst, the community is named for Monsignor Jean Joseph August Allard (1884-1971), founder of the local mission in the 1930s.^[1] Previously, Allard served as the priest of Ste-Marie-du-Mont-Carmel Roman Catholic Church in East Bathurst. The community was founded on 12 september, 1932 during the Great Depression as part of the back-to-the-land movement.^[2]

The foundation of Allardville on 12 September 1932 with Allard

Education

See also: List of schools in New Brunswick

Provincial public school systems

• École François-Xavier-Daigle

Notable people

• Achille Michaud, journalist born in Allardville
• Réjean Roy, novelist, children's author & poet born in Allardville