Country Canada Village Status 1966 Provincial Madawaska-les-Lacs Area 6.34 km² Local time Tuesday 2:29 PM Area code 506 | County Madawaska Electoral Districts
Federal Madawaska—Restigouche Time zone AST (UTC-4) Population 533 (2011) Province New Brunswick | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 84% Humidity Parish Saint-François Parish, New Brunswick | ||
Saint-François-de-Madawaska (2011 pop.: 533) is a Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.
Map of Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois de Madawaska, NB, Canada
The village is known as the province's "Chicken Capital", referring to its role in the poultry industry. Former and merged names for the community include Webster's Creek and Winding Ledges.
Nearby attractions include Glazier Lake and the Forges Jos B. Michaud, a blacksmith museum.
The largest employers of the village include a poultry slaughtering factory and processing plant owned by Maple Lodge, two chicken-raising company owned by Westco.
References
Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA