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Grand Bank est une municipalité canadienne de la province de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador. Elle est située au bout de la Péninsule de Burin, proche de l'archipel français de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon.
Elle fut, dès 1640, peuplée de pêcheurs français.
Le recensement de 2006 y dénombre 2580 habitants, 9,2% de moins qu'en 2001. Ils sont pour la plupart anglophones[1].
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