cultural landscape
Grand-Pré is a small town in the Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia. The town is mostly known for the Grand-Pré National Historic Site, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Landscape of Grand Pré. Grand-Pré is also Canada's first designated Historic Rural District.
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The village was founded in 1682 and quickly became the breadbasket and principal town of Acadia. It was later abandoned by the colonial government because it was too far from Port-Royal. It was ravaged in 1704 and fell to the British in 1713, the village became a victim to the struggle for control of North America. It briefly returned to French control following the 1747 Battle of Grand-Pré with the population deported by the British in the fall of 1755. New England Planters settled in the village from 1760.
Today, Grand-Pré is a small village that has become a national historic site, celebrating its history and heritage, considered by many to be the historical and spiritual heart of Acadia. The site has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 30 June 2012.
The village of Grand-Pré is served by Route 1 and Highway 101. The Windsor & Hantsport Railway also passes through the village.