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List of francophone communities in Nova Scotia

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This is a list of francophone communities in Nova Scotia. Municipalities with a high percentage of French-speakers in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia are listed.

The provincial average of Nova Scotians whose mother tongue is French is 2.9%, with a total of 27,340 people in Nova Scotia who identify French as their mother tongue in 2021.

There are several Acadians communities throughout Nova Scotia, although the majority of francophones in Nova Scotia reside in the western section of the peninsula with Clare being the only francophone majority municipality in the province.

Municipality Type County, district, or regional municipality Total population[1] Percentage of population whose mother tongue is French[1]
Antigonish County municipality Antigonish 15,101 3%
Argyle District municipality Yarmouth 7,870 38%
Clare District municipality Digby 7,678 55%
Digby District municipality Digby 7,242 3%
Inverness County municipality Inverness 13,239 12%
Richmond County municipality Richmond 8,509 17%
Yarmouth District municipality Yarmouth 10,067 7%
Yarmouth Town Yarmouth 6,829 7%

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2021 Census Profile". 29 March 2023.