St. Bénoni
This small inland community is an offshoot of the Meteghan colony, settled in the 1780s.
Communities of Clare
The Municipality of the District of Clare has a population of 8018 persons (2016 census) residing in a large coastal and inland area of 852 km2. The municipality consists of 48 communities that are identified in the landscape by colourful blue village signs.
Click on a community name below to learn more about its history and tourist amenities.
Sources consulted include:
- “Along the Shores of St. Mary’s Bay: The Story of a Unique Community”, J. Alphonse Deveau (1977)
- “Nova Scotia Place Names”, David E. Scott (2015).
- “Petite histoire et monuments de Clare”, Société historique acadienne de la Baie Sainte-Marie (2005).
St. Bernard
This village takes its name from the patron saint of its parish.
St. Joseph
Located between Concession and Corberrie, this inland village is named after the patron saint of one of its first settlers, Joseph Comeau.
St. Martin
The parish church of Meteghan had for its patron Saint-Martin, until the late 1800s.
Weaver Settlement
Named for an early settler of the Loyalist settlement of Weymouth in the 1700s.
