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Rencontre East | |
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Town | |
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| Motto(s): Isolated and Loving It | |
  Rencontre East Location of Rencontre East in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 47°38′15″N 55°12′55″W / 47.63750°N 55.21528°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Peter Giovannini |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 115 |
| • Density | 53.8/km2 (139/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Ferry to Bay L'Argent and Pool's Cove |
Rencontre East is a small, outport community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada located north east of Belleoram, and west of Terrenceville in Fortune Bay. The population was 115 in the 2021 census. This small community is not connected to any surrounding areas by road.
Rencontre East is accessible by scheduled ferry service (MV Terra Nova) from ports in Pool's Cove (1 hour, 15 minutes) and Bay L'Argent (1 hour, 45 minutes).[2][3] The MV Terra Nova takes 30 passengers.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Rencontre East, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Touring Newfoundland's Connaigre Peninsula". Cape Breton Post. Saltwire Network. November 17, 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year". CBC. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-17.