Coordinates: 46°38′16.39″N 61°0′32.90″W / 46.6378861°N 61.009139°W
Chéticamp, Nova Scotia is a fishing community on the Cabot Trail on the west coast of Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia at the western entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The downtown area overlooks a large bay, into which the Chéticamp River flows, that is protected from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Chéticamp Island. Having a number of public facilities it performs a service function for the northernmost part of Inverness County. The community has almost 4,000 residents, a large number of whom are Acadians and speak French natively, as well as English. Together with its smaller neighbour, Saint-Joseph-du-Moine, Chéticamp makes up the largest Francophone enclave on Cape Breton Island. The 2001 population was 3,145 people.[1]
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Chéticamp started as a fishing station used during the summer months by Charles Robin, a merchant from the island of Jersey and is considered one of the Acadian capitals of the world. In the years following the Great Expulsion many Acadians came to this area. The first permanent settlers, the families of Pierre Bois and Joseph Richard, came to the area in 1782. The settlement was established in 1785 by a grant of land to the 14 original settlers. Today the area, which is at the entrance of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, is a popular tourist spot.
Apart from an important gypsum mine which operated off and on until the Second World War, the main industry in Chéticamp historically has been fishing. As fish stocks have declined, tourism has taken on more importance and is the largest industry at this time. Unfortunately the tourism industry has not been the success that many forecasted.
The tourism industry is based on the scenery found in the coastal village at the entrance of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Chéticamp has also attempted to cash in on its traditional rug hookers ("tapis hookers"), Acadian music and food, with mixed results, and nowhere near the success that was once envisioned. Activities for visitors include whale watching. They also host an International Dance Festival, [2], and La fete National des Acadiens (August 15).
The local beach named La Plage St. Pierre [3] gives the locals as well as tourists a place for swimming, camping, and other recreational activities.
The Northern Inverness Recreational Association also manages the local golf course.[4] is considered part of "Cape Breton's Fabulous Foursome"[5] and is renowned for the beautiful views and many rabbits.
| Weather data for Chéticamp | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) |
18 (64) |
16 (61) |
18.9 (66) |
23.5 (74) |
29.5 (85) |
31.5 (89) |
32 (90) |
31.5 (89) |
30 (86) |
25.5 (78) |
23 (73) |
18.3 (65) |
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| Average high °C (°F) |
-0.9 (30) |
-2 (28) |
2 (36) |
7 (45) |
13.7 (57) |
18.9 (66) |
22.7 (73) |
22.2 (72) |
17.8 (64) |
12.3 (54) |
7.1 (45) |
2 (36) |
10.6 (51) |
| Average low °C (°F) |
-8.9 (16) |
-10.6 (13) |
-6.4 (20) |
-0.7 (31) |
4.4 (40) |
9.6 (49) |
14 (57) |
13.7 (57) |
9.8 (50) |
5.1 (41) |
0.8 (33) |
-4.6 (24) |
2.2 (36) |
| Record low °C (°F) |
-29.5 (-21) |
-29 (-20) |
-23.3 (-10) |
-14 (7) |
-6.1 (21) |
-1.7 (29) |
3.5 (38) |
4.4 (40) |
-1.1 (30) |
-6 (21) |
-16 (3) |
-19.5 (-3) |
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| Precipitation mm (inches) |
145.8 (5.74) |
108.8 (4.28) |
107.5 (4.23) |
86.1 (3.39) |
82.7 (3.26) |
92.4 (3.64) |
90.2 (3.55) |
104.7 (4.12) |
118.7 (4.67) |
141.7 (5.58) |
148 (5.83) |
164.1 (6.46) |
1,391.1 (54.77) |
| Source: Environment Canada[6] 2009-07-16 | |||||||||||||
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