Renous, New Brunswick

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Renous (2001 population: 707) is a Canadian rural community in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.

Located where the Renous River discharges into the Southwest Miramichi River, Renous makes up part of the local service district of Renous-Quarryville.

Renous is 5 kilometres east of Blackville where the majority of students attend school.

The community is the site of the Atlantic Institution, a Correctional Service of Canada maximum-security prison located on the site of a former Canadian Forces ammunition depot. [1]

Coordinates: 46°49′N, 65°48′W