Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia

Pointe-de-l'Église, (Church Point) is an unincorporated community located on Saint Mary's Bay in the District of Clare, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is home to Université Sainte-Anne and is known primarily for the tallest wooden church in North America, Église Sainte-Marie, which is located just north of the University. The Rendez-vous de la Baie Visitor Centre, housing an Acadian interpretive centre and visitor information, is located on the university campus. An Acadian Odyssey Monument commemorating the founding of Clare was erected in September 2015, and is situated in front of the Visitor Centre.

Pointe-de-l'Église Church Point
Community
Sainte-Marie's Church
Pointe-de-l'Église Location of Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°20′20.22″N 66°06′51.04″W
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Digby
Founded	June 1783
Incorporated	February 28, 1890
Electoral Districts      Federal	West Nova
Provincial	Clare
Government
• Type	Town Council
• MLA	Wayne Gaudet (L)
• MP	Greg Kerr (C)
Elevation	0 - 152 m (−499 ft)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code	B0V 1A0
Area code(s)	902
Telephone Exchange	245
Median Earnings*	28,551
Website	http://www.ChurchPoint.ns.ca
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Also on the university campus houses the local arena and the home of the Clare Acadiens hockey association.

History

The post office in Pointe-de-l'Église.

The Catholic Church Sainte-Marie, was built from 1903 to 1905. Today it is on the "Evangeline Trail" and borders the campus of Université Sainte-Anne, the only French language university in Nova Scotia. Pointe-de-l'Église continues to constitute part of a thriving Acadian French linguistic presence in Nova Scotia.

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