Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia
Pointe-de-l'Église Church Point | |
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Community | |
Sainte-Marie's Church | |
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Coordinates: 44°20′20.22″N 66°06′51.04″W / 44.3389500°N 66.1141778°W | |
Country |
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Province |
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County | Digby |
Founded | June 1783 |
Incorporated | February 28, 1890 |
Electoral Districts Federal |
West Nova |
Provincial | Clare |
Government | |
• Type | Town Council |
• MLA | Wayne Gaudet (L) |
• MP | Greg Kerr (C) |
Elevation | 0 - 152 m (−499 ft) |
Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
Canadian Postal code | B0V 1A0 |
Area code(s) | 902 |
Telephone Exchange | 245 |
Median Earnings* | 28,551 |
Website | http://www.ChurchPoint.ns.ca |
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Pointe-de-l'Église, is an unincorporated area community located on Saint Mary's Bay in the District of Clare, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is home to Université Sainte-Anne and is known primarily for the tallest wooden church in North America, Église Sainte-Marie, which is located just north of the University.
Also on the university campus houses the local arena and the home of the Clare Acadiens hockey association.
History
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The Catholic Church Sainte-Marie, was built from 1903 to 1905. Today it is on the "Evangeline Trail" and borders the campus of Université Sainte-Anne, the only French language university in Nova Scotia. Pointe-de-l'Église continues to constitute part of a thriving Acadian French linguistic presence in Nova Scotia.
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Coordinates: 44°20′20.22″N 66°6′51.04″W / 44.3389500°N 66.1141778°W