Petit Rocher is a village on the Baie des Chaleurs in northern New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 20 kilometres northwest of Bathurst. As of 2001 it had a population of 1,966, of which 92% are francophone. The name is French for Little Rock. The village was founded in 1797 by Acadian settlers. Communities in New Brunswick Source: [wikipedia: petit rocher, new brunswick]