Petit-de-Grat
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Petit-de-Grat, NS (Nearby: Arichat, D'Escousse, West Arichat, River Bourgeois, Louisdale)

3648 Highway 206
Petit-de-Grat, Nova Scotia
B0E 2L0


Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Cape Breton Island

Description From Owner:
  • The place name is of Basque origin, from the word “degrat,' a stage where fish were landed and the platforms on which they were dried.
  • The place was in use as early as 1720, and settlers came in 1752. In 1881 this was a flourishing fishing community with a population of 1,922. Nearby are Petit-de-Grat Shoal, Basque Island and Basque Shoal.
  • With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015


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