Sainte-Marie Parish, New Brunswick

Saint-Marie (originally Saint Mary),[a] is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.

[4] For governance purposes, most of the parish belongs to the town of Champdoré, with small areas along its eastern and northern boundaries belonging to the town of Grand-Bouctouche[5] and the village of Five Rivers, respectively;[b] all are members of the Kent Regional Service Commission.

[6] Prior to the 2023 governance reform, the parish was divided between the village of Saint-Antoine[7] and the local service districts of Grand Saint-Antoine and the parish of Saint Mary.

[9] Sainte-Marie was erected as Saint Mary in 1867 from Wellington Parish.

[11] In 1883 Sainte-Marie annexed part of Harcourt Parish east of the railway.