Petit Étang
Petit Étang is a small Acadian community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Inverness County. The name is French, meaning "little pond". In 1956, Petit Étang had a population of 512 people.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Petit Etang” and “Petit Étang, Nova Scotia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Enragée Point lighthouse.
Enragée Point lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Enragée Point lighthouse is situated 4 km west of Petit Étang.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chéticamp.
Chéticamp
Photo: Michael Sprague, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chéticamp is a village of 4,000 people on the coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Its blend of natural beauty and Acadian culture makes it an interesting place to spend some time in and it also serves as the western entrance to the Cape Breton Highlands National Park.
Petit Étang
- Categories: rural settlement and locality
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.64673° or 46° 38′ 48″ northLongitude
-60.97629° or 60° 58′ 35″ westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
87RXJ2WF+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1318877594OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to French—“Petit Étang” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Petit Etang”
- Dutch: “Petit Étang”
- French: “Petit Étang”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Petit Étang”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.