Once part of the French colony of Île-Royale, it may have been named for Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon.[1] After the fall of Louisbourg in 1758, 4,000 inhabitants were deported. However, a group of 10 Acadian families from Port Toulouse fled to this Isle Madame where their descendants still live today.
It is separated from Cape Breton Island by the Lennox Passage, but connected by a causeway. The island is also connected by bridge to Petit-de-Grat Island, and by causeway and bridge to Janvrin Island. Since 1994, the island has been served by a community television station, CIMC-TV, also known as Telile.
Isle Madame is home to approximately 4,300 residents located mostly in the island's communities of Arichat, D'Escousse, and Petit de Grat.
Referencesedit
^"The Isle Madame Historical Society and Lenoir Forge museum". Retrieved 2019-08-22.
isle, madame, nova, scotia, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, isle, madame, nova, scotia, news, newspa. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Isle Madame Nova Scotia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Isle Madame is an island off southeastern Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia It is part of the Municipality of the County of Richmond class notpageimage Isle Madame in Nova Scotia Isle MadameGeographyLocationnear Cape Breton IslandCoordinates45 33 N 61 00 W 45 550 N 61 000 W 45 550 61 000Area45 km2 17 sq mi AdministrationCanadaProvinceNova ScotiaLargest settlementArichat pop 2 000 DemographicsPopulation4 300 2001 Pop density25 km2 65 sq mi Ethnic groupsAcadiansOnce part of the French colony of Ile Royale it may have been named for Francoise d Aubigne marquise de Maintenon 1 After the fall of Louisbourg in 1758 4 000 inhabitants were deported However a group of 10 Acadian families from Port Toulouse fled to this Isle Madame where their descendants still live today It is separated from Cape Breton Island by the Lennox Passage but connected by a causeway The island is also connected by bridge to Petit de Grat Island and by causeway and bridge to Janvrin Island Since 1994 the island has been served by a community television station CIMC TV also known as Telile Isle Madame is home to approximately 4 300 residents located mostly in the island s communities of Arichat D Escousse and Petit de Grat References edit The Isle Madame Historical Society and Lenoir Forge museum Retrieved 2019 08 22 45 33 N 61 00 W 45 550 N 61 000 W 45 550 61 000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Isle Madame Nova Scotia amp oldid 1136094165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
