Saint-Isidore () is a geographic parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
For governance purposes it is divided between the town of Hautes-Terres and the regional municipality of Tracadie, both of which are members of the Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the Hautes-Terres portion was divided between the village of Saint-Isidore and the local service district of the parish of Saint-Isidore, which further included the special service area of Bois-Blanc - Hacheyville - Duguayville.
Origin of name The parish's name may have come from Saint Isidore, Patron Saint of farmers.
History Saint-Isidore was erected in 1881 from Inkerman and Saumarez Parishes. Available as a free ebook from Google Books.
In 1947, the western end of Saint-Isidore was included in the newly erected Allardville Parish.
Boundaries Saint-Isidore Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 30, 42, and 43 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 075, 093–095, and 114 at same site.
on the north by the southern line of Range 6 of Paquetville South Settlement, which is on the south side of the Val-Doucet Road, from just west of the Pokemouche River northeast of Spruce Brook Road, to a point between Route 355 and Sugary Brook; on the east by a line starting at the point between Route 355 and Sugary Brook, then running southeasterly to strike the southern side of the Saint-Raymond Road on the southeastern corner of a grant that crosses both the W. Gautreau Road and Gaspereau Creek, then westerly along the southern line of the grant to Gaspereau Creek, then downstream to the southern line of a tier of grants along the W. Gautreau Road; on the south by a line running the southern line of a tier of grants along W. Gautreau Road and its prolongation to the sharp bend of Boishébert Road on the eastern edge of Saint-Isidore, then southeasterly to the rear line of Range 6 of the Saint Isidore Settlement, which is on the south side of Route 160, then southwesterly to the eastern line of Range 7, then southeasterly along the eastern line of Ranges 7, 8 (along part of Alderwood Road), and 9 to the Little Tracadie River, then up the Little Tracadie until it strikes the southern line of Range 9 again, then southwesterly along Range 9 and its prolongation to the southwestern corner of timber block 7, east of the Big Tracadie River; on the west by the western line of timber block 7 and the western line of Ranges 5 and 6 of the Saint Isidore Settlement, which are on either side of Route 160, to the northwestern corner of Range 5, then northeasterly to the prolongation of the north line of Range 1 in the Saint Isidore Settlement, which runs along the north side of Mallais Road, then northwesterly along the western line of Range 1 to its northwestern corner, then northeasterly along the northern line of Range 1 to just east of the Pokemouche River northeast of Spruce Brook Road, then northwesterly along grant lines to the southern line of Range 6 of Paquetville South.
Communities Communities at least partly within the parish. bold indicates an incorporated municipality
Bois-Blanc Bois-Gagnon Duguayville Hacheyville Haut-Saint-Isidore Saint-Isidore Boishébert Spruce Brook Tilley Road Tracadie Pont-Landry Upper Tilley Road
Bodies of water Bodies of waterNot including brooks, ponds or coves. at least partly within the parish. Little Tracadie River Pokemouche River Lac Saint-Coeur
Demographics Parish population total does not include village of Saint-Isidore and portion within Regional Municipality of Tracadie
Population Population trendStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census Census Population Change (%) 2016 1,361 0.5% 2011 Revised 1,368 15.6% 2011 1,620 1.9% 2006 1,652 7.5% 2001 1,785 2.3% 1996 1,827 2.5% 1991 1,783 N/A
Language Mother tongue (2016) Language Population Pct (%) French only 1,325 97.4% English only 20 1.5% Other languages 5 0.4% Both English and French 10 0.7%
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