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Located on E side of the St. John River, 7.55 km E of Saint-François-de-Madawaska, on the road to Caron Brook: Clair Parish, Madawaska County: among the first settlers was Peter Clair (1817-1902), who was originally from County Clare, Ireland: PO Middle St. Francis 1867-1892: in 1871 it had a population of 60: renamed for <: PO Clair from 1892: in 1898 Clair was a port of entry, a station, called Clair's Station, on the Témiscouata Railway and a community with 1 post office, 3 stores, 1 hotel, 1 sawmill, 1 church and a population of 200: Clair was incorporated as a village in 1966.

Latitude : 47° 15'

Longitude : 68° 36'

County : Madawaska

Parish : Clair

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Les Rapides 1.85 0° N
Crockett 3.78 270° W
Caron Brook 3.92 19° NNE
Lang Settlement 4.48 326° NW
Concession-des-Lang 4.48 326° NW
Long Settlement 4.48 326° NW
Thompson Lake 4.48 326° NW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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