Frenchman's Cove is a town on the west coast of Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It had a population of 159 in the Canada 2021 Census, a drop from 172 in 2011. The town has been inhabited since before 1836, the earliest known documentation about it, when it appeared in the first Newfoundland Census. According to local folklore and tradition, the first settlers were named Cleuetts and were of French origin. The small-boat inshore fishery was the economic mainstay of the area until the late 1800s when did men went work on the schooners operating from Grand Bank. Residents also grew turnips, cabbages, and potatoes, as well as hay for their horses, cattle, sheep, and chickens.
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| - Frenchman's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador (en)
- Frenchman's Cove (fr)
- Frenchman's Cove (Burin) (nl)
- Frenchman's Cove (pt)
- Френчменс-Коув (uk)
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| - Frenchman's Cove est une municipalité canadienne située sur l'île de Terre-Neuve dans la province de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador. (fr)
- Frenchman's Cove is een gemeente (town) in de Canadese provincie Newfoundland en Labrador. De gemeente ligt in het westen van het schiereiland Burin aan de zuidkust van het eiland Newfoundland. (nl)
- Frenchman's Cove é uma pequena cidade localizada na província canadense de Terra Nova e Labrador. De acordo com o censo canadense de 2016, a cidade tinha uma população de 169 habitantes. (pt)
- Френчменс-Коув (англ. Frenchman's Cove) — містечко в Канаді, у провінції Ньюфаундленд і Лабрадор. (uk)
- Frenchman's Cove is a town on the west coast of Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It had a population of 159 in the Canada 2021 Census, a drop from 172 in 2011. The town has been inhabited since before 1836, the earliest known documentation about it, when it appeared in the first Newfoundland Census. According to local folklore and tradition, the first settlers were named Cleuetts and were of French origin. The small-boat inshore fishery was the economic mainstay of the area until the late 1800s when did men went work on the schooners operating from Grand Bank. Residents also grew turnips, cabbages, and potatoes, as well as hay for their horses, cattle, sheep, and chickens. (en)
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| - Frenchman's Cove is a town on the west coast of Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It had a population of 159 in the Canada 2021 Census, a drop from 172 in 2011. The town has been inhabited since before 1836, the earliest known documentation about it, when it appeared in the first Newfoundland Census. According to local folklore and tradition, the first settlers were named Cleuetts and were of French origin. The small-boat inshore fishery was the economic mainstay of the area until the late 1800s when did men went work on the schooners operating from Grand Bank. Residents also grew turnips, cabbages, and potatoes, as well as hay for their horses, cattle, sheep, and chickens. Nearby Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park, is next to a large barachois, sand and mud flats, mixed forest, and tidal lagoons. Wildlife in the area includes sea and terrestrial birds, including Canada Geese. (en)
- Frenchman's Cove est une municipalité canadienne située sur l'île de Terre-Neuve dans la province de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador. (fr)
- Frenchman's Cove is een gemeente (town) in de Canadese provincie Newfoundland en Labrador. De gemeente ligt in het westen van het schiereiland Burin aan de zuidkust van het eiland Newfoundland. (nl)
- Frenchman's Cove é uma pequena cidade localizada na província canadense de Terra Nova e Labrador. De acordo com o censo canadense de 2016, a cidade tinha uma população de 169 habitantes. (pt)
- Френчменс-Коув (англ. Frenchman's Cove) — містечко в Канаді, у провінції Ньюфаундленд і Лабрадор. (uk)
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