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Located beside Shediac Bay 3.85 km E of Boudreau and 3.85 km W of Robichaud : Shediac Parish, Westmorland County : PO Barrachois from 1853-1885 : PO Barachois from 1885 to 1953 : in 1866 Barachois was an agricultural and fishing settlement where 44 families lived, including 17 Boudreau families, 16 Légère families: in 1871 the population of the settlement was about 300 : in 1898 Barachois had 1 post office, 1 store, 3 lobster factories, 1 church et a population of about 300 : in 1904 it had a population of 800: also known as St-Henri-de-Barachois : PO St-Henri-de-Barachois 1947-1970.

Latitude : 46° 13'

Longitude : 64° 26'

County : Westmorland

Parish : Shediac

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Ohio-du-Barachois 3.85 270° W
Robichaud 3.85 90° E
Boudreau 3.85 270° W
Claude 3.92 161° SSE
Glaude 3.92 161° SSE
Cap-Brûlé 4.27 296° WNW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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