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Located on the Kouchibouguacis River, 4.5 km NW of Grande-Aldouane, on the road to Kouchibouguac: Saint-Louis Parish, Kent County: formerly called Kouchibouguacis, Petit-Kagibougouette and Palmerston: PO Palmerston 1868-1879: in 1866 Palmerston was a farming community with about 127 families, including 16 Richard and 12 Johnston families: included Louisville: in 1871 Louisville had a population of 120: PO St-Louis-de-Kent from 1879: in 1871 it had a population of 600: in 1898 Saint-Louis-de-Kent was a station on the Kent Northern Railway and a settlement with 1 post office, 9 stores, 1 hotel, 1 butter factory, 1 church and convent and a population of 600: Saint-Louis-de-Kent was incorporated as a village in 1966.

Latitude : 46° 44'

Longitude : 64° 58'

County : Kent

Parish : Saint-Louis

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Saint-Olivier 3.15 54° NE
Lower Saint-Charles 3.71 180° S
Grand-Large 3.92 19° NNE
Guimond-Village 3.92 19° NNE
Pont-du-Milieu 4.24 244° WSW
Middle Bridge 4.24 244° WSW
Grande-Aldouane 4.5 146° SE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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