Edmundston

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Edmundston is a small city in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada, known as a regional service and transportation hub near the borders with Quebec and the U.S. state of Maine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode 506
borderWith Madawaska County, Maine
Madawaska, Maine NERFINISHED
climate humid continental climate
country Canada
demographicsCharacteristic predominantly Francophone population
economicRole regional commercial centre
service centre for Madawaska region
governingBody Edmundston City Council
linked to: Edmundston
hasAttraction Fortin du Petit-Sault
New Brunswick Botanical Garden
hasBorderCrossingTo Madawaska County, Maine
Madawaska, Maine NERFINISHED
hasCulturalCharacteristic Franco-American cross-border ties
strong Acadian heritage
hasEducationalInstitution Université de Moncton, Edmundston campus
hasHighway Trans-Canada Highway
hasIndustry forestry
pulp and paper
services
hasMunicipalStatus city
hasNeighbouringCommunity Saint-Basile
Saint-Jacques
Saint-Joseph-de-Madawaska
is regional service hub
regional transportation hub
locatedIn New Brunswick
northwestern New Brunswick
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Madawaska County
locatedInTimeZone Atlantic Time Zone
UTC−04:00
locatedNear Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

U.S. state of Maine
linked to: Maine
locatedOn Madawaska River
Saint John River
majorityLanguage French
namedAfter Sir Edmund Walker Head
officialLanguage English
French
partOf Madawaska region
postalCodePrefix E3V
province New Brunswick
region northwestern New Brunswick
riverConfluence Saint John River and Madawaska River
linked to: Saint John River
servedBy Trans-Canada Highway
transportRole gateway between Atlantic Canada and New England
gateway between New Brunswick and Quebec

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New Brunswick hasCity Edmundston
subject linked to: New Brunswick, Canada
Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing locatedIn Edmundston, New Brunswick
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Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing connects Edmundston, New Brunswick
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Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing CanadianSideCity Edmundston, New Brunswick
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Saint John River passesNear Edmundston
Saint John River hasTownOnBank Edmundston
Roman Catholic Diocese of Edmundston seeCity Edmundston, New Brunswick
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Edmundston governingBody Edmundston City Council
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Madawaska, Maine adjacentTo Edmundston, New Brunswick
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Maine–New Brunswick border passesNearSettlement Edmundston, New Brunswick
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Fleuve Saint-Jean passesThrough Edmundston
Fleuve Saint-Jean hasCityOnBank Edmundston
Acadian regions of New Brunswick contains Edmundston area
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Madawaska region hasSettlement Edmundston, New Brunswick
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Edmundston locatedInMunicipality City of Edmundston
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Bishop of Edmundston basedIn Edmundston, New Brunswick
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Brayon people associatedWith Edmundston
Brayon people culturalCenter Edmundston, New Brunswick
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Madawaska associatedWithTown Edmundston, New Brunswick
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Fortin du Petit-Sault location Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
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Fortin du Petit-Sault operator City of Edmundston
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Saint-Jacques locatedNear Edmundston
Saint-Basile locatedNear Edmundston
Madawaska County hasCountySeat Edmundston
Madawaska County largestCity Edmundston
Edmundston campus locatedIn Edmundston
Edmundston campus city Edmundston
Route 2 (New Brunswick) passesThrough Edmundston
subject linked to: Route 2