Allardville | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Founder: | Jean-Joseph-Auguste Allard |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | New Brunswick |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Gloucester County, New Brunswick |
Pushpin Map: | New Brunswick |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within New Brunswick. |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 47.4736°N -65.4905°W |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 12 september 1932 |
Allardville is a Canadian rural community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. The community is centred on the intersection of Route 134, Route 160 and Route 360 and is part of the local service district of Allardville, which includes several other communities.
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. Located south of Bathurst, the community is named for Monsignor Jean Joseph August Allard (1884-1971), founder of the local mission in the 1930s.[1] Previously, Allard served as the priest of Ste-Marie-du-Mont-Carmel Roman Catholic Church in East Bathurst. The community was founded on 12 september, 1932 during the Great Depression as part of the back-to-the-land movement.[2]
See also: List of schools in New Brunswick.