[1] Harbour Breton is the largest population centre on the peninsula.
The peninsula takes its name from the small fishing community of Connaigre that was resettled in 1954 under the Centralization Programme by the Newfoundland government.
[3] Route 360 extends the length of the Peninsula starting near Bishop's Falls and ending at Harbour Breton.
A daily ferry service from Hermitage travels to the isolated outports of Gaultois and McCallum.
[4][5][6] Rencontre East, another isolated community, is accessible by a ferry port in Pool's Cove on the Connaigre Peninsula and travels to Bay L'Argent on the Burin Peninsula via Rencontre East.