Dieppe

Dieppe (2005 population estimate 18,000) is a city on the Petitcodiac River in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. It has an area of 49.85 square kilometres (19.25 sq mi) and a population density of 299.9 people per square kilometre (776.7/sq mi). Dieppe is part of the Greater Moncton Area, which also includes Moncton, and Riverview. Although once a bedroom community, Dieppe is now the fastest growing city in New Brunswick. Many large and small companies now operate from the Dieppe industrial park. Notables include Armour Transport, J.D. Irving, and Master Packaging, and Dieppe is also developing its own downtown core. Originally known as Léger Corner, Dieppe received its present name upon incorporation as a town in 1946 in honour of the Canadian soldiers killed in the 1942 raid on Dieppe, France. In 2003 Dieppe was officially upgraded from a town form of government to that of a city. Area Code: 506