Grand-Pré National Historic Site
Grand-Pré National Historic Site is a park set aside to commemorate the Grand-Pré area of Nova Scotia as a centre of Acadian settlement from 1682 to 1755, and the British deportation of the Acadians that happened during the French and Indian War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Reserve
- Description: commemorative park in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Grand-Pre National Historic Site”, “Grand-Pre National Historic Site of Canada”, and “Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand-Pré and Wolfville.
Grand-Pré
Photo: Mykola Swarnyk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand-Pré is a small town in the Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia. The town is mostly known for the Grand-Pré National Historic Site, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Landscape of Grand Pré.
Wolfville
Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wolfville is a town of 4,200 people in the region of Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. It lies on the Bay of Fundy. It is home to Acadia University.
Gaspereau
Hamlet
Photo: James Ellison, CC BY 2.0.
Gaspereau is a rural community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Kings County. It is located about 3 km south of the town of Wolfville on the Gaspereau River. Gaspereau is situated 6 km southwest of Grand-Pré National Historic Site.
Grand-Pré National Historic Site
- Categories: park and National Historic Site Administered by Parks Canada
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Grand-Pré National Historic Site from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Grand-Pré National Historic Site” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գրան Պրե”
- Catalan: “lloc històric nacional del Grand-Pré”
- Catalan: “Lloc històric nacional del Grand-Pré”
- Danish: “Grand-Pré National Historic Site”
- French: “lieu historique national de Grand-Pré”
- French: “Lieu historique national de Grand-Pré”
- French: “Site historique national de Grand-Pré”
- Georgian: “გრან-პრეს ეროვნული ისტორიული ძეგლი”
- German: “Kulturlandschaft Grand Pré”
- Japanese: “グラン＝プレ国定史跡”
- Japanese: “グランド・プレ”
- Portuguese: “Paisagem de Grand-Pré”
- Russian: “Гран-Пре”
- Spanish: “Paisaje cultural del Grand Pré”
- Swedish: “Grand-Prés nationalhistoriska plats”
- Swedish: “Lieu historique national de Grand-Pré”
- Turkish: “Grand-Pré Millî Tarihî Alanı”
- Ukrainian: “Національне історичне місце Гран-Пре”
- Ukrainian: “Національний історичний об’єкт Ґран-Пре”
- Vietnamese: “Địa điểm Lịch sử Quốc gia Grand Pré”
- Vietnamese: “Phong cảnh Grand Pré”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Grand-Pré National Historic Site”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grand Pré and Hortonville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lieu historique national du Canada de Grand-Pré and Long Island.
Nova Scotia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Halifax, Lunenburg, Sydney, and Sable Island.
Curious Reserves to Discover
Uncover intriguing reserves from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Grand-Pré National Historic Site”. Photo: Sémhur, CC BY 2.5.