Jacquet River, New Brunswick

Jacquet River
Community (Dissolved village)
Jacquet River, New Brunswick, from 1875
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyRestigouche
ParishDurham
VillageBelledune
Founded1790
Incorporated1966 (1966)
Amalgamation1994 (1994)
Population
  Total
1,200
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code
Area code506
Highways

Jacquet River is a community in the village of Belledune in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Previously, it was a village until 1994, when it amalgamated into Belledune. It has a population of about 1,200 people.

It has an elementary and middle school, which is also used by the surrounding communities. It has a grocery store, along with a few locally-owned convenience stores. It has a municipal park, which is maintained by the village. A song from the 1970s by Canadian artist Ray Griff references Jacquet River.