Shippagan
Shippagan | |
|---|---|
Town | |
The Marina in Shippagan | |
| Coordinates: 47°44′38″N 64°43′04″W / 47.743889°N 64.717778°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Gloucester |
| Parish | Shippegan |
| Founded | 1790 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Kassim Doumbia |
| Area | |
| • Land | 9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,672 |
| • Density | 268.3/km2 (695/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) | 3.6% |
| • Dwellings | 1,274 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 506 |
| Website | www |
Shippagan is a Canadian town within Shippegan Parish, Gloucester County, New Brunswick.
The parish retains the original English spelling, while the town officially adopted the colloquial French spelling on 1 July 1981.
Shippagan was greatly enlarged on 1 January 2023, when it amalgamated with Le Goulet and all or part of seven local service districts Revised census figures have not been released.