Cap-Pele, New Brunswick

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Cap-Pele (or Cap-Pelé) is a village located on Northumberland Strait in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada; approximately 50 kilometres east of Moncton. As of 2001 it had a population of 2,266, of which 95% is francophone. The name is French for Cape Bald.

The village was founded by Acadians in 1780. Fishing is the dominant industry, and the town is home to several smoked herring processing plants known localy as boucannières.

Cap-Pelé is home to the well known Aboiteau Beach that stretches out for several kilometers, located inside Aboiteau Park.

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