nouvelle cuisine

Style in international cuisine developed in France in the 1960s and '70s that stresses freshness, lightness, and clarity of flavour, as distinct from the richer and more calorie-laden classic haute cuisine. Dishes commonly include sauces made of vegetable and fruit purees, novel combinations of foods in small quantities, and elegant displays highlighting details of texture and colour.

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Nouvelle is a municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada on the south shore of the Gaspésie at the confluence of the Nouvelle River and Baie des Chaleurs. It is the seat of the MRC d'Avignon.

Nouvelle's graphic seal is a world globe overlaid by Eusthenopteron foordi, whose fossil discovery brought worldwide fame to the Miguasha National Park now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The seal's red and gray colours represent the colors of the rocks present on the fossil site.

Education

• Commission scolaire René-Lévesque (used to be Commisstion scolaire Tracadièche, from the Mi'kma «Place of many herons»
• Elementary schools: École centrale
• Highschool students attend École Antoine-Bernard de Carleton

History

Nouvelle was first settled by Acadians fleeing the deportation of 1755 and a few settlers from Jersey fleeing the American revolution and some Irish. The name Nouvelle (new) was used as early as the end of the 18th century and stood for the "new land" being made available West of town now called Carleton-sur-Mer. It first appeared on documents in 1787, by a Jersey business man Charles Robin, and Abbé Joseph Mathurin Bourg, the first Acadian priest.

From 1845 to 1861, it was named Shoolbred (in various forms and years).

On July 1 1869, it was proclaimed "paroisse de saint-jean-l'évangéliste". This date was the reference date for the centennial celebrations held in 1969.

In 1909, the Western portion of this territory split and was called "Municipalité d'Escuminac" and in 1912, the Eastern portion of the territory was known as "Municipalité de Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste", and then on December 5, 1953 changed to "Municipalité de Nouvelle".

Economy and Tourism

• Fishing. The Rivière-Nouvelle ZEC (including "Petite rivière Nouvelle" and "ruisseau Mann" ) is world renowned for its sea trout fly fishing and Atlantic salmon.
• Fossils. World class museum of natural history at the Miguasha National Park.
• Miguasha beach. The word Miguasha comes from the Mi'kma "Mégueck Shawk" meaning longtime red, referring to the majestic red cliffs of the Bonaventure Formation
• Miguasha port facility offers yachting services and ferry service from July to September.
• 50+ Games. The 5th edition of the Jeux des 50 ans et plus de la Gaspésie et des Îles-de-la-Madeleine will take place here June 12-15 2008.

Recreation

• Centre sportif Louis-Sleigher (skating arena), named in honour of the first native of Nouvelle to play for the NHL
• Sport fishing
• Hunting (Ruffed Grouse or partridge, moose, deer and black bear)
• Tennis courts
• Soccer field
• Nature trails
• Snowmobile and ATV trails
• Harness racing

Communities

• Dugal township ZEC constitution
• Miguasha hamlet picture
• Village Allard
• Rivière-Nouvelle (code:06902, constituted on 1986-01-01)
• Drapeau
• Miguasha-Ouest
• Nouvelle-Ouest
• Provancher
• Grand Platin

	North: Chic-Choc Mountains
West: Escuminac	Nouvelle	East: Carleton-sur-Mer
	South: baie des Chaleurs

References

• Nouvelle's official website (mostly French)

External links

• Municipalities and cities of Gaspé region
• MRC d'Avignon