Great Brehat

Great Brehat
village
Great Brehat
Location of Great Brehat
Great Brehat
Great Brehat (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°25′40″N 55°29′53″W / 51.42778°N 55.49806°W / 51.42778; -55.49806Coordinates: 51°25′40″N 55°29′53″W / 51.42778°N 55.49806°W / 51.42778; -55.49806
Country  Canada
Province  Newfoundland and Labrador
Settled 16th century
Population (2016)
 • Total 95
Time zone UTC−03:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−02:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s) 709

Great Brehat is a small fishing village on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, located 10 km north of St.Anthony. As fishing has declined, the village has become a tourist attraction.[1]

Geography

Great Brehat is located on a small bay, Great Brehat Bay, on the eastern side of the Great Northern Peninsula. Flat Point Lookout is located at the northern end of the bay. Brehat Point forms the southern boundary of the bay. The black shales in the area may yield precious metals.[2]

History

The original settled indigenous peoples were of the Dorset culture, and the area was visited by the Vikings, as their settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows was only 46 km away. By the sixteenth century the area was occupied by the Beothuk.

When the French settled the northern peninsula ("The French Shore") of Newfoundland they established several fishing stations including Great Brehat. The people were from Brittany and named their village after an island off the Brittany coast.[3] The exact date of the French settlement is not known. In 1713, with the Treaty of Utrecht, the French ceded the peninsula to Great Britain. Until the decline of the fishery in the 20th century, the primary catch was cod for export.

At the beginning of the 20th century, a co-operative store was opened in the village with the assistance of the medical missionary Sir Wilfred Grenfell.[3] The first road linking the coastal communities of the area was completed in 1971,[3] with Great Brehat being the northern terminus.

Demographics

Great Brehat boasts a population of ninety-five.[3]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Icebergs anchor in St. Anthony Bight, St. Carol's and Great Brehat!". Live Rural Newfoundland & Labrador.
  2. ↑ "Great Brehat Property". Metals Creek Resources Corp.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Great Brehat". Great Northern Peninsula.
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