Cap-Rouge, Nova Scotia
Cap-Rouge | |
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Former community | |
Site of Cap-Rouge today | |
Interactive map of Cap-Rouge | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′42″N 60°56′24″W / 46.71167°N 60.94000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Inverness County, Nova Scotia | Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
| Established | 1864 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| NTS Map | 011K10 |
| GNBC Code | CBGMR |
Cap-Rouge was an Acadian village of some 30 families situated on Cape Breton Island, north of Chéticamp, in Nova Scotia, named for the nearby cape of the same name. The Cap Rouge region followed the western coast of Cape Breton Island, extending about seven miles to the north of Chéticamp. It included La Bloque, Ruisseau des Maurice (Trout Brook), Rivière à Lazare (Corney Brook) and Ruisseau du Canadien. Today however, the name Cap-Rouge is used to refer to all Acadian communities expropriated for the creation of the National Park, including the Rigouèche, the Buttereau, the Presqu’île and the Source de la Montain.